Weekly Update: 11.09.23

ISA Welcomes German Agriculture Influencers to Illinois Farms

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

ISA WELCOMES GERMAN AGRICULTURE INFLUENCERS TO ILLINOIS FARMS

Last week, the ISA Market Development team hosted German agriculture influencers, including both farmers and media experts. During their visit, the group toured the farms of ISA board members in Atlanta and Kankakee and engaged with ISA’s Soybean Production, Market Development, and Marketing Communications departments at the Bloomington office.

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ILLINOIS FIELD & BEAN, “WELCOMING INTERNATIONAL TRADE TEAMS”

ISA hosts trade teams from around the world to connect with potential soybean buyers with the goal of increasing the value of the soybean supply chain. The November issue of Illinois Field & Bean profiles these visits, demonstrating the ways international customers can meet Illinois farmers in their fields.

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HERBICIDE STRATEGY BRINGS 'SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACTS' TO FARMERS

In a recent article from FarmWeekNow, Illinois Farm Bureau President, Richard Guebert Jr., expresses his concerns about the EPA’s proposed herbicide strategy, which, if implemented, would bring significant negative impacts to Illinois farmers.

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PLANNING A CAREER IN AG? APPLY NOW FOR ASA’S SOY SCHOLARSHIP

Strong agricultural leaders are essential for our industry's sustainability and growth. The American Soybean Association (ASA) aims to support students interested in agriculture by offering the Soy Scholarship to a high school senior planning to study agriculture in the 2024-25 academic year.

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PROTECT OUR FARMERS’ ACCESS TO PESTICIDES

Crop protection tools, like pesticides, play a pivotal role in sustaining agriculture, and growers’ access to these critical tools is being threatened by off-farm political interests. Support the effort to push back on the Herbicide Strategy today by signing up for pesticide regulatory news from ISG.

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This year's 20 Under 40 Winners, Justin and Ellen Rahn, were recently featured on Rob Sharkey’s “A Shot of Ag” PBS show. Watch it now as they discuss the history of their farm in Carroll County and how they found their “best life” in the Illinois ag industry.

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