ISA LEAD PROGRAM REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! 

ISA’s LEAD Program offers flexible opportunities for individuals passionate about the soybean industry. Whether you're a former board member, young professional or student, this program connects you with ways to grow your career within the ag industry, collaborate and make an impact.

 DAN SANDERSON RECEIVES ILLINOIS LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD 

The Illinois Leopold Conservation Award honors farmers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in the management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land. Dan Sanderson, a farmer from Clare in DeKalb County, was presented the award at the Farm Progress Show. 

 ENROLL IN ISA’S COVER CROP WEED SUPPRESSION TRIALS 

To better understand the potential of cereal rye or winter barley to function as spring weed suppressants, the ISA Agronomy Team is recruiting farmers to help conduct on-farm research trials across Illinois starting in the fall of 2025. 

 FARM RESCUE: ENSURING FARMERS AND RANCHERS THRIVE 

When a family’s livelihood depends on the ability to plant, harvest or provide for its herd, Farm Rescue is there. Farm Rescue has assisted more than 1,100 farm and ranch families since their founding in 2005. 

At the Farm Progress Show, IL Soy Envoy Byron Hendrix, CCA, and ISA Outreach Agronomist Stephanie Porter, CCA, shared crop updates and observations as harvest approaches. Corn is in good shape thanks to cooler weather, but standability and grain fill remain key concerns. Watch Field Advisor’s latest podcast for more details!