The Trade Issue
JANUARY 2025 | VOLUME 5, ISSUE 3
Explore how St. Lawrence Seaway could get more Illinois soy to Europe.
By Eileen Pabst, ISA International Markets Manager, and Tim Rendall, ISA Domestic Markets Manager
The 2025 Soybean Summit is an expanded, two-day event designed to provide Illinois farmers with timely updates on a number of issues. Step inside!
By IL Field & Bean Team
Discover why U.S. soy is the best choice for animal agriculture worldwide.
By Emma Peters, ISA International Markets Coordinator
The monarch butterfly will soon receive federal protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and Illinois farmers should be aware of the implications.
By Corey Lacey, Ph.D., ISA Environmental Policy Manager
The global middle class is rapidly increasing. Explore how this growing base of potential customers could boost demand for soy.
By IL Field & Bean Team
By John Lumpe, ISA CEO
By Eileen Pabst, ISA International Markets Manager
Queen of the Field Meal, Deanne Frieders shares some of her favorite farmhouse holiday recipes.
By IL Field & Bean Team
Don Guinnip, Clark County farmer, proposes that a sound, farmer-directed wheat program is good economically, environmentally, socially and politically.
By Don Guinnip
A new study commissioned by ISA examines why investing in Illinois' rural bridges is critical to maintaining our competitive role in the global marketplace.
By Todd Main
By Andrew Larson, ISA Director of Government Relations & Strategy
By Ron Kindred, ISA Chairman
By John Lumpe, ISA CEO