The State of The State
OCTOBER 2026 | VOLUME 6, ISSUE 12
For 50 years, NASA has helped farmers to boldly grow, bringing you innovations designed for space exploration that translate to field exploration.
By IL Field & Bean Team
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
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
Recently, your Illinois soybean checkof was pleased to donate seven pallets - nearly ...
By IL Field & Bean Team
Meet ISA’s new crop of agronomy experts as they share 2025 growing season strategies and recommendations.
By Stephanie Porter, CCA, ISA Outreach Agronomist, and Kelsey Litchfield, ISA Agronomic Outreach Manager
Highlighting research results from the 2024 growing season.
By ISA Agronomy Team
In 2024, soybean farmers in the 29 soybean-growing U.S. states lost just over 250 million bushels (5.4% of the nation’s crop) to soybean diseases, many of them stem diseases. Learn more about what to watch for this growing season, and how ISA is waging a war against these costly crop killers.
By IL Field & Bean Team
Discover how ISA’s Agronomy Team is turning checkoff investments into real-world, field-level support, research and results for Illinois farmers.
By Kelsey Litchfield, ISA Agronomic Outreach Manager
From cutting-edge research to hands-on support, discover the vital role Extension plays in improving farm operations and advancing Illinois agriculture.
By Talon Becker, Commercial Agriculture Specialist, University of Illinois Extension
We're here to support you. Explore the many ways the ISA Agronomy Team can help maximize your on-farm productivity.
By Stacy Zuber, Ph.D., ISA Research Data Scientist
As more companies and consumers embrace soy, eco-friendly solutions will increasingly become the norm rather than the exception.
By Jaidyn Miller
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
Discover why U.S. soy is the best choice for animal agriculture worldwide.
By Emma Peters, ISA International Markets Coordinator
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, ISA Director of Market Development
Why feed buyers love U.S. soy — and how to keep orders coming.
By Dr. Dominique Bureau, Stephen Gunther and Dr. Flavia M. Damasceno
Step inside the 2024 Soy Connext event, designed to position Illinois farmers to increase U.S. soy exports.
By Erin Worrell, Communications Manager, U.S. Soybean Export Council