Over 50% of IL corn is exported out of state.
Improving the Illinois, Mississippi, and Ohio River system has been an Illinois Corn Growers Association priority for almost 30 years. Waterways infrastructure gives Illinois farmers and other Illinois industries a competitive advantage over other states in transportation of grain and other agricultural products. However, in the last 50 years, these locks and dams have become dilapidated and outdated. The crumbling lock and dam system costs Illinois corn farmers every day in lost efficiency getting their product to global marketplaces.
Improving our lock and dam system NOW is critical not only for Illinois farmers but also for all Illinois citizens, for our country, and for our world.
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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New Interns Join IL Corn Team
IL Corn is delighted to welcome two interns this summer to assist with policy and communication goals. Quickly becoming assets to the team, learn more about Brianna Croft and Emily Bruch. Meet...
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IL Corn Celebrates Lock 25 Groundbreaking
After decades of advocacy, education, diligence and tenacity, the IL Corn Growers Association celebrates the groundbreaking of a brand-new 1,200-foot Lock 25 near Winfield, MO today, May 18,...
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Budzinski, Sorensen Cosponsor New Legislation to Level the Playing Field for Ethanol
Legislation introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives would remove an outdated provision from the Renewable Fuels Standard that prevents corn starch ethanol from being categorized as...
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IL Corn Top Priority Discussed in D.C.
Representative Jonathan Jackson (D-1) questioned witnesses about funding the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Foreign Market Development (FMD) program during a House Agriculture Subcommittee...
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Meet the First and Second Place IL T-shirt Contest Winners
If you missed it, IL Corn put on a t-shirt contest in April boosting creativity while showing the love of farming throughout the state. Get to know the winners: First Place: Jordan...
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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 Applauds EPAs Move for Consumer Access to Low-Cost, Low-Emission E15
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will use existing authority to prevent drivers from losing access to lower-cost and lower-emission E15, a higher ethanol...
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IL Corn Sponsors 2023 Competition for Illinois’ Best Whiskey
Craft distilleries in Illinois will once again compete for top honors at a national whiskey tasting competition sponsored by IL Corn Marketing Board. The 2023 Heartland Whiskey Competition is the...
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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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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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IL Corn Announces Scholarship Recipients
Five scholarships will be awarded from IL Corn Growers Association (ICGA) this year. Included with the scholarship, recipients will also get a free one-year ICGA membership. “We are thrilled...
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PCM and PepsiCo Partner To Increase Conservation Adoption in Illinois, Kentucky and Nebraska
Precision Conservation Management (PCM) will be increasing conservation acres in Illinois through a partnership with PepsiCo extending through 2030, according to PCM Director Greg...
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IL Corn Disappointed that EPA Ignores Ethanol in Recent Proposal
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal for new greenhouse gas and multi-pollutant emissions standards for light-duty vehicles. The IL Corn Growers Association is...
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Calling All Farmer Veterans – Equipment You Need Might Be Available
Thanks to IL Senator and war veteran, Tammy Duckworth, IL Corn has the inside scoop on a federal surplus program for military veteran small business-owners - including FARMERS. A seminar to better...
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We are 96% Campaign Launches Phase Two
The statewide “We are the 96%” campaign launched phase two this past week, with TV ads, radio ads, and digital ads hitting screens all over Illinois. The paid portion of the campaign runs April 1...
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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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Japan Allows U.S. Ethanol Access to 100 Percent of Biofuel Market
Today, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released its final proposed rule for partial amendment of the Act on Sophisticated Methods of Energy Supply Structures that allows the...
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Corn Farmers Applaud Reintroduction of Next Generation Fuels Act in House of Representatives
Today, the Next Generation Fuels Act was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill will provide cleaner fuels through higher blends of ethanol for a new generation of vehicles...
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