Tom C. Doran

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The general manager of locally-owned ethanol plant was the recipient of the Illinois Corn Growers Association's Ethanol Award.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Cade Bushnell received the Randy Stauffer Stewardship Award from the Illinois Corn Growers Association at its annual meeting on Nov. 26, recognizing his farm conservation work through the Precision Conservation Management program.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The legacy of Mike Plumer's soil conservation work continues to live on through those he taught.

NORMAL, Ill. — As soybean acreage began to increase in the early 1960s, a small group of farmers formed an organization to provide legislative representation.

NORMAL, Ill. — Individuals and a farm family were honored for their contributions to agriculture during the Illinois Soybean Association's Impact Awards Banquet Dec. 3.

WASHINGTON — Year-over-year winter wheat production declined, while oats were up in Illinois, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's annual production summary for 2024.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Garrett Hawkins, a Waterloo farmer, was elected president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association for 2024-2025 at its recent reorganizational meeting.

CHICAGO — Though growth in economic activity was generally small, expectations for growth rose moderately across most geographies and sectors across the Federal Reserve Districts.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In an unusual move historically, the U.S. Department of Agriculture made aggressive cuts in its corn stocks.

WASHINGTON — Boosts in export and ethanol estimates lowered corn ending stocks while the soybean balance sheet was unchanged in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's supply and demand estimates report Dec. 10.