Edward L. McMillan, an accomplished agribusiness professional with 50 years of experience in the field and serving on nearly two-dozen corporate boards, received the 2022 Illinois Farm Bureau Charles B. … Read More

Illinois Farm Bureau is urging members to contact their state legislators and adopted legislators and ask them to oppose legislation, HB 5844, which would give the public access to newly … Read More

Brent Pollard of Winnebago County and Jeff Weber of Massac County were elected to serve a two-year term on the Illinois Farm Bureau Board of Directors during the organization’s annual … Read More

If you’re still looking for the perfect Christmas gift, head to the Illinois Product Holiday Market in Springfield Dec. 2-4. Local farmers, bakers, jewelers, musicians and more will be on … Read More

Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and Union counties were designated disaster areas because of severe drought during the growing season. In addition to the six primary counties, producers are also … Read More

Congratulations to David Ruppert of Montgomery County, who received the Dairy Industry Service Award at the Illinois Milk Producers Association annual meeting. “I’ve been so blessed,” said Ruppert, a Master … Read More

U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer and Amy Klobuchar introduced the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, which would permit nationwide summer sales of E15 and other higher ethanol blend … Read More

Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mark Gebhards talks with RFD Radio’s Rita Frazer about state and national issues affecting Illinois agriculture, including legislation to prevent a rail strike, a Senate bill on … Read More

“Our fiscal year started in September, so pretty much it’s been all new-crop. This is the most we’ve ever done. We’ve loaded 18 trains so far.” — Scott Sims, Western … Read More

The U.S. House passed a joint resolution that would force 12 rail labor unions to adopt a tentative agreement brokered this fall by the Biden administration, reducing the chances of … Read More