Top 20 Most Read Stories of 2024
December 23, 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, IL Corn reflects on a year of delivering impactful stories that informed, inspired, and elevated Illinois farmers. From highlighting agriculture’s pivotal role in fueling our economy to addressing critical policy issues like the EPA’s ethanol oversight and tailpipe emissions, our top stories captured the challenges and triumphs of the farming community.
These widely read stories exemplify our commitment to producing quality content, fostering media relationships, and advocating for farmers on the most pressing issues. Thank you for joining us on this journey—here’s to continuing the conversation in 2025!
- Agriculture Fuels Illinois Economy
- New EPA Rule Ignores Ethanol
- What Trump's Win Means for Ag
- What Farmers Need to Know Before Applying Anhydrous Ammonia
- Policymakers Must Take a Broader Approach To Reducing Tailpipe Emissions
- IL Corn Top 3 Game Plans to Drive Demand
- A Farmers Guide to the GREET Model
- Illinois FFA Water Testing Challenge Winners Announced
- Key Points of Ag Census
- Q and A with Evan Marr
- 6 Farmers Share Cover Crop Tips
- 8 Farmers Share Best and Worst Decisions
- Illinois Farm Families to be Featured in Super Bowl
- Trump and Tariffs: Where are we headed with Canada and Mexico
- What is the Farm Bill
- IL Corn Announces Scholarship Recipients
- Risk and Reward Equation Out of Balance
- ICGA Elects New Officer Board Members
- Boost 2024 Crop Year Revenue with PCM
- Megan Dwyer Appointed to EPA Committee

By Tara Desmond
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October 15, 2026
Jenny Webb has spent her career in Illinois agriculture. Now she’s about three months into a new job as president of the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association (IFCA), the group that represents the ag retailers, applicators and suppliers who get fertilizer and crop protection products to your farm when you need them. Webb came to IFCA from Illinois Farm Bureau. She’s new to the fertilizer and chemical side of the business, but not to farmers or to the policy and regulatory issues that affect them. IL Corn sat down with her to talk about what she’s learned so far, the issues facing Illinois ag retailers, and why the work happening behind the scenes deserves more credit than it gets.





