Top 10 Stories of 2025
Tara Desmond
July 3, 2025
Mid-Year Highlights: IL Corn Top 10 Read Stories
It’s hard to believe 2025 is already halfway over. We’re taking a moment to look back at some of the top IL Corn stories from the first six months of the year. From personal stories to political news, these are the moments that caught your attention.
1. Where are they now: Claire Benjamin
2. 5 Things to Know About the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program
3. IL Corn Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients
4. Nearly Half of Corn Grown in Illinois Leaves the State
5. Illinois Farmers and Football Players: Growing Champions On and Off the Field
6. U.S. Top Trade Exports and Current Tariffs
7. Remembering Dave Loos: A Legacy Rooted in Relationships and Vision
8. Strip-Till Success: One Farmer's Journey with Cover Crops
9. Corn Plastic: A Renewable Solution to Plastic Pollution
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University of Illinois Study on Pivot Bio's Nitrogen Fixation Technology

By American Craft Spirits Association
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August 21, 2025
The Farmer-Distiller: Best Bourbon resulted in a numerical tie, with two distilleries sharing the honor. Queens Reserve, a product of Wood Hat Spirits in Florence, Missouri scored identically to Bloody Butcher Bourbon, which is produced by Pathfinder Farm Distillery in Boonsboro, Maryland.