Livestock is a vital corn customer.
IL Corn participates in a variety of livestock programming to try to grow the industry in Illinois.
The Illinois Livestock Development Group is an important avenue for programming. Through this coalition, IL Corn has been able to make a difference helping farmers site or expand their livestock farms in Illinois. IL Corn also funds the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council. When international markets for meat grow, U.S. livestock production will grow as well.
Of course, partnerships within our state with the IL Pork and IL Beef Associations are valuable too. We’re able to help them promote pork and beef consumption in various ways.
Win for Corn Growers: Illinois Approves State Ethanol Tax Incentive
The IL Corn Growers Association worked closely with Illinois lawmakers to approve language in this year’s legislative session to create and renew retail sales tax incentives for ethanol blends....
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Corn Growers Are Heard Through Congressional Hearings
Spring is proving to be a busy time between corn planting and grower leaders taking full advantage of every opportunity to talk about our priorities for the farm bill. The farm bill, which...
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IL Corn Advocates Ethanol Incentive Before State Senate Revenue Committee
IL Corn Director of Public Policy Brad Stotler testified last week in Springfield before the Senate Revenue Committee on SB 1869, legislation sponsored by Sen. Pat Joyce to incentivize fuels with...
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Rep. Mary Miller Cosponsors Bill Supporting Trade Funding in Upcoming Farm Bill
Representative Mary Miller cosponsored the “Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023” (H.R.648) this week, a bill that is a top priority for the IL Corn Growers Association. The bill supports...
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CTA: Atrazine Comments to EPA
We asked, and Illinois corn farmers responded to the IL Corn Growers Association’s Call to Action (CTA) engaging with the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations on...
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IL Corn PAC 101
A Political Action Committee (PAC) is an organization that raises money through like-minded individuals to influence elections or legislation. IL Corn’s PAC represents corn farmers in Illinois...
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Get to Know: House Agriculture Committee Member, Eric Sorensen (D-17)
Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Sorensen currently resides in Moline where he serves the 17th congressional district. Before serving his first term in congress, Sorensen was a...
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EPA Administrator Michael Regan Testifies Before House Ag Committee
Yesterday, the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, lead by Chairman GT Thompson of Pennsylvania, held a hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony from the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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State Ag Legislative Day
In addition to meetings in Washington, D.C., IL Corn farmer leaders also advocated for membership at the state Capitol. On March 29, IL Corn celebrated Agricultural Legislative Day with a...
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IL Corn Plants Seeds on Hill
This March, IL Corn farmers advocated for membership by sharing the organization’s top priorities with policy makers in Washington D.C. On March 20- 23, farmer leaders talked with...
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IL Corn Joins NCGA Call for Summer E15
IL Corn joined 13 states, and the National Corn Growers Association in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting an emergency waiver to keep E15 available for Americans this...
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IL Corn Supports Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act was introduced today, cosponsored by Illinois Congressman Mike Bost, to protect Americans’ freedom of choice when purchasing...
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Legislative Team Strengthens Voice for Farmers
With fewer lawmakers representing rural America in Congress and in the state legislature, it is more important than ever for farmers to be well represented in Washington D.C. and at our state...
MoreCorn Grower Leaders, Joined by Administration and Congressional Officials, Warn of Consequences from Mexico Decree, Call for Swift Action
In a briefing for members of Congress and staff today, corn farmer leaders told U.S. officials to continue to hold the line with Mexico over a proposed ban that would block most U.S. corn imports...
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ICGA builds connections with Latino community
IL Corn Growers Association (ICGA) leaders connected with the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus last week and discussed corn’s impact on the Latino community. State elected officials joined...
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New Year Brings Continued Negotiations with Mexico Over Biotech Corn Imports
As we enter 2023, we are reminded that we are now one-year out from the effective date of the decree banning most corn imports from the U.S. into Mexico. The National Corn Growers Association,...
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IL Corn Joins Farmer Leaders from Across the Country in Calling on Biden to Set Quick, Firm Timeline While Pressing Case on Biotech Corn with Mexico
Bloomington, IL – The presidents of 23 state corn grower groups, joined by the president of the National Corn Growers Association, sent a letter to President Biden today calling for him to take...
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A Look at the Ins & Outs of Washington in 2022
It has been an incredibly busy year with many interesting twists and turns along the way. As 2022 draws to a close and the mid-term elections are all but wrapped up, we are beginning to gain...
MoreRosenthal Wins 108th District in Illinois
Wayne Rosenthal, farmer south of Springfield, ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 108 and won on 11/8. Rosenthal has served this past year on the...
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The 2022 Mid-Term Elections Promises More of the Same in Washington – and That’s Not All Bad.
This year’s election results are still trickling in as of this writing, but there is one thing that is certain: while there will be some changes in Washington, for the most part, we’re going to...
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