Top 10 Stories of 2025

Tara Desmond
July 3, 2025
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By Tara Desmond • November 12, 2026
NCERC research fellow Brooke Wagner shares how IL Corn-funded research at SIUE is creating new uses for Illinois corn. Watch on IL Corn TV.
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By Tara Desmond & Brownfield Ag • November 12, 2026
IL Corn’s Collin Watters tells Brownfield how trade team visits, ethanol demand and USMCA help move Illinois corn to markets worldwide.
U.S. Capitol building under a blue sky with dramatic clouds in Washington, D.C.
By Lyndi Allen • November 12, 2026
Congress returns to Washington, D.C. this week, with several unfinished legislative priorities that remain important to Illinois corn farmers and the future of agriculture.
Joe Hampton with Queen Johnna Fulcher
By Tara Desmond • November 11, 2026
Farmer, family man and founding IL Corn board member, Joe Hampton helped give farmers a seat at the table. His influence is still felt decades later.
Illinois Leopold Conservation Award: seeking nominees, deadline February 15, 2027, over a grassy field path
By Sand County Foundation • November 10, 2026
Applications are now being accepted for the 2027 Illinois Leopold Conservation Award.
Doug with his kids farming
By Tara Desmond • November 10, 2026
Jacksonville farmer and ICGA member Doug Coop served 20 years in the Army. Here's how service shaped his life, his family and his farm.
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