Top 10 Stories of 2025

Tara Desmond
July 3, 2025
Green combine harvester cutting corn in a dry field under a clear blue sky
By Lyndi Allen • October 1, 2026
As Illinois farmers enter the harvest season, ICGA is asking state and federal policymakers to find ways to lower the cost of diesel fuel for farmers.
Illinois FFA Student Madelyn
By Tara Desmond • October 1, 2026
Staunton FFA member Madelyn Davin turned luffa gourds into a business and shares her take on solar panels and farmland.
Illinois CI Tool
By Megan Dwyer • October 1, 2026
See how location and practices could change your farm's CI score with IL Corn's new interactive map, built on the USDA FD-CIC Feedstock Calculator.
Cargo ship pushing barge convoy across calm blue water at sunset
By Lyndi Allen • October 1, 2026
A new report from the National Library of the Rockies (NLR), Evaluation of Ethanol Use in Maritime Shipping, finds that ethanol could be a viable marine fuel.
Green combine harvester in a harvested field under a cloudy sky
By Lyndi Allen • September 23, 2026
Illinois farmers saw their earnings improve in 2025, but the latest data shows that farm profitability remains well below recent averages.
Dolly Parton Maze from All Seasons Orchard
By Tara Desmond • September 22, 2026
A Woodstock, IL farm's Dolly Parton corn maze is one of 18 nationwide honoring the icon and benefiting her Imagination Library literacy program.
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