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!
 

  1. Agriculture Fuels Illinois Economy
     
  2. New EPA Rule Ignores Ethanol
     
  3. What Trump's Win Means for Ag
     
  4. What Farmers Need to Know Before Applying Anhydrous Ammonia
     
  5. Policymakers Must Take a Broader Approach To Reducing Tailpipe Emissions
     
  6. IL Corn Top 3 Game Plans to Drive Demand
     
  7. A Farmers Guide to the GREET Model
     
  8. Illinois FFA Water Testing Challenge Winners Announced
     
  9. Key Points of Ag Census
     
  10. Q and A with Evan Marr
     
  11. 6 Farmers Share Cover Crop Tips
     
  12. 8 Farmers Share Best and Worst Decisions
     
  13. Illinois Farm Families to be Featured in Super Bowl
     
  14. Trump and Tariffs: Where are we headed with Canada and Mexico
     
  15. What is the Farm Bill
     
  16. IL Corn Announces Scholarship Recipients
     
  17. Risk and Reward Equation Out of Balance
     
  18. ICGA Elects New Officer Board Members
     
  19. Boost 2024 Crop Year Revenue with PCM
     
  20. Megan Dwyer Appointed to EPA Committee
Sarah Hastings, Melinda Fourez, Sen. Chapin Rose, Mark Degler, Steve Fourez, and Dale Haudrich
By Lyndi Allen April 16, 2026
Illinois farmers came to the state capitol this week to draw attention to the poor farm economy as the planting season begins. Farmers met with their representatives and key legislators
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By Tara Desmond April 16, 2026
Illinois Fair Queen Krista Phillips shares how her role goes beyond the crown connecting communities and advocating for agriculture statewide.
Ashley, Lindsay and Laura in DC
By Lindsay Croke April 16, 2026
Lindsay Croke is the IL Corn Director of Communications and Marketing today, but she’s served many roles over her 20+ years at IL Corn and brings a lot of historical perspective of IL Corn’s work and goals to IL Corn TV show as a host. We sat down with Lindsay to figure out how she landed at IL Corn, what the work here has meant to her and to our industry, and why she sticks around.
Steve Koeller, Justin Moore, Shane Gray, Rep. Katie Stuart, Chad Dillenberger, and Dale Haudrich
By Lyndi Allen April 8, 2026
Representative Katie Stuart and Illinois farmers visited NCERC for a tour, to learn about its expansion plans, and interview Illinois farmers
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By Tara Desmond April 8, 2026
Researchers reveal most farmers operate from a single, highly consistent production plan and change it far less often than conservation advisors typically assume.
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By Tara Desmond April 8, 2026
Catch up on IL Corn’s top stories and videos from Q1 2026, featuring farmers, yields, policy updates, and must-see moments from the field.
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