IFB in the News

IFB members and leaders regularly lend their expertise and insights in news articles on agricultural topics. Here’s a sampling from recent weeks:

• Adams County Farm Bureau President Brent Clair provided context about the Illinois estate tax’s impact on farm families in this WGEM TV article about the Family Farm Preservation Act.  
• LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann gave insight to federal tax credits and carbon scoring related to biofuels in this Center Square article.  
• IFB Vice President Evan Hultine outlined his 2023 crop year takeaways and expectations for the 2024 crop year in this op-ed for the FarmWeek Perspectives Page.  
• IFB President Brian Duncan spoke with Patrick Pfingsten, of 92.7 WMAY News, about IFB’s efforts to reform the Illinois estate tax and to develop a legislative fix to Prop 12, and talked with Will Bauer, of St. Louis Public Radio, about year-round E15 sales in Illinois.