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Monthly Archives: July 2010
FRIDAY FARM PHOTO
We’re finding all kinds of ways to share information about corn and the family farmers that grow it at The Corn Crib, professional baseball’s newest ballpark. The Corn Crib is home to the Normal CornBelters. If you visit you’ll see … Continue reading
DOES SIZE MATTER?
I heard it again just yesterday … the general manager of a local hotel told me that he prefers smaller 600-700 acre farms over larger farms of several thousand acres. He couldn’t tell me why, just that he liked the … Continue reading
HEALTHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LIP SERVICE
About a month ago, I visited the corporate headquarters for McDonald’s USA with the Illinois Beef Association. It was a really interesting visit, where I learned things like ’27 million people eat at McDonald’s Global every single day’ and ‘Around … Continue reading
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FARMING 101: PICKING SWEET CORN
Sweet corn is by far one of the most popular summer veggies! Have you ever wondered how the sweet corn you’re eating for dinner got to your plate? Yesterday, a couple of us from the IL Corn office were granted … Continue reading
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E12 (12% BLENDS) ARE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
For those of you just beginning your quest for more knowledge about Illinois agriculture (and maybe for some of you that work within the Illinois agricultural industry every day and just didn’t think through this particular issue), let me describe … Continue reading
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FRIDAY FARM PHOTO
We know here in the office you look forward to our Friday Farm Photo all week long. Today we have a special treat for you, not just a photo, it’s a Friday Farm Flick! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/v/oNZ5X7eVtqo&hl=en_US&fs=1 For more great videos check … Continue reading
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SILVER FIN AN ILLINOIS DELICACY?
The summer 2010 issue of Our Mississippi brings silver fin (AKA Asian Carp) to the forefront, positioning it as both a delicacy and an important tactic to control the Asian Carp population. According to Baton Rouge, LA chef Philippe Parola, … Continue reading
Posted in Current News, River Transportation
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WE MUST UNITE TO ADVOCATE OUR INDUSTRY AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC
Throughout time we have seen struggles in American Agriculture. Every segment of the American Agriculture Industry has its distinct issues. From animal rights groups to the use of genetic engineering to develop better hyrbrids, agriculture is always under scrutiny. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Animal Care, Food, Who are Illinois Corn Farmers?
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WANT TO BE HEALTHY? EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGGIES, NO MATTER HOW THEY ARE GROWN
As a mom of a one year old who’s recently started to eat table food (and she now eats everything in sight!) I paid attention when the Dirty Dozen* list hit the entire popular media list. I just as quickly dismissed it … Continue reading
Posted in Current News, Food, Organic
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FARMVILLE OFFERS ORGANIC BLUEBERRIES
I’ll admit it – I’m a Farmville fan. For any of you that think I’m talking about some small town in IL, let me clue you in. Farmville is a game that people play on Facebook – over 80 million … Continue reading
Posted in Current News, Organic
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