Author: Membership

Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance lays out policy agenda for farm bill

The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, a coalition of more than 80 farm and environmental organizations, sent to Congress and the Biden administration a list of recommendations for the next … Read More

Parents influence, encourage YL chair’s ‘wild’ ideas

Get to know Sadie Asher, Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader chair, in this feature story from Tammie Sloup. “Sadie’s diverse background, energy and passion for agriculture made for a fun … Read More

USDA predicts bump in crop acres, lower farm income for 2023

While combined plantings of all corn, soybeans and wheat could reach 228 million acres, up 3% from last year, USDA predicts net farm income could decline $25.9 billion this year. … Read More

Women in Ag Conference planned for March 24

This year’s Women in Agriculture Conference will offer keynote speakers, exhibit hall, breakout sessions and more. Sponsored by the Farm Bureau Women in Agriculture Conference Committee, the conference will be … Read More

An update with President Guebert

As Illinois Farm Bureau looks at its organizational member strategy, President Richard Guebert Jr. says he believes county leaders are excited about what the future brings and the conversations to … Read More

GROWMARK offering pollinator garden program

Youth groups interested in helping save the honey bee population have an opportunity with GROWMARK’s pollinator garden program. Just choose a location and the program provides seed and signage to … Read More

Plenty of uncertainty remains in the market, even beyond the Russia-Ukraine issues. While prices have held rangebound for quite some time, how much longer will it last?

 RFD’s DeLoss Jahnke talks with Standard Grain’s Joe Vaclavik about the markets.   Read and listen

Local effort dovetails with county Farm Bureau strengths

“Local government is where things get done.” That was the message from Illinois Farm Bureau’s Ryan Whitehouse during the recent Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference. Whitehouse and other staff discussed how … Read More

The ag sector should feel a little relief this year when it comes to barge freight and trucking rates.

“One thing that’s improved year over year is transportation,” said Eric Wuthrich, the newly-elected Grain and Feed Association of Illinois president. The outlook continues to evolve for ag transportation as … Read More

5 with Mark

5 with Mark Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mark Gebhards provides his takeaways of issues impacting agriculture in this interview with RFD’s Rita Frazer. Topics included: Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference highlights State … Read More

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