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:

Henry County Farm Bureau President Steve Nightingale and Macon County Farm Bureau President Mat Muirheid discussed pre-harvest dynamics around farm income and commodity markets in this Wall Street Journal article.
Clinton County Farm Bureau President Mark Litteken and Jo Daviess County farmer Greg Thoren detailed their journeys to regenerative ag practices in this FarmWeek Perspectives Piece.
IFB Vice President Evan Hultine spotlighted the inaugural IFB Ag Tech Innovation Showcase in this Brownfield Ag News report.
Greene and Jersey county Farm Bureaus Manager Macy Wellhausen highlighted the pivotal, and sometimes dangerous, role of our state’s inland river system in this FarmWeek Perspectives Piece.
IFB associate counsel Laura Harmon explained IFB’s legal challenge to the Grain Belt Express Transmission Line project in this Capitol News Illinois article.
I provided context around the next farm bill, ag trade and farm profitability in this Marketplace segment.
The Ag Day media availability at state fair netted nearly a dozen interviews for me and IFB Vice President Evan Hultine. We appreciate all the journalists we spoke with for their coverage of Illinois agriculture and farm issues!