BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - FEBRUARY 5, 2024 - The Illinois Soybean Board (ISB) is looking for farmers interested in filling one of Illinois' director positions with the United Soybean Board (USB).

BLOOMINGTON, ILL., Jan. 31, 2024 – The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) announces the first cohort of mentees from Illinois Central College (ICC) in East Peoria, Ill., for the Growing Careers in Ag mentorship experience launching for the spring 2024 semester. Anna Alexander, freshman, agribusiness major; James Hodskins, sophomore, agribusiness major; Andrea Knack, freshman, plant biotechnology major; and Talena Sprecher, freshman, business administration major, have been accepted into the program.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – February 5, 2024 – The pioneering B20 Club of Illinois celebrates its tenth year in 2024 with a new milestone in adoption of biodiesel.

The 2024 Soybean Summit is currently underway at the I Hotel in Champaign, Ill. Right now, in-person attendees are finishing up lunch and will soon begin their afternoon of breakout sessions, which will cover topics from conservation finance and the chemical supply chain, to insights on red crown rot and cover crops. Don’t miss out - join the live stream now!

For the second year, IL Corn and ISA partnered to offer the Water Testing Challenge to all Illinois FFA chapters. This hands-on, educational program challenged students to sample and analyze water from different areas. They were then tasked with incorporating this data into a report, along with improved suggestions and management changes. Congratulations to the winners which include students from the Fairfield, Home Fires, Blue Ridge, Kewanee, and Mater Dei Catholic FFA chapters.

Illinois farmers once again led the nation in total soybean production for the 2023 growing season. The National Agricultural Statistics Service of the United States Department of Agriculture estimates Illinois soybean farmers raised 648.9 million bushels on 10.3 million acres.