21 GIU 2024 · From drought to derechos, Illinois farmers make crop decisions around extreme weather conditions. But is this the new normal? Eric Snodgrass, principal atmospheric scientist for Nutrien Ag Solutions, joins IFB President Brian Duncan in Episode 5 to examine the weather outlook for the 2024 growing season. 

17 MAG 2024 · Airplanes fueled by corn and soybeans? Illinois agriculture has a role in the evolving sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) marketplace, yet policy hurdles and production challenges remain. In Episode 4, Meg Whitty, LanzaJet vice president of corporate relations, joins IFB President Brian Duncan to explore what's at stake in SAF for Illinois farmers and the ethanol and aviation industries. 

12 APR 2024 · SAF. GREET. ETJ. HEFA. Many acronyms underpin sustainable aviation fuel, an emerging biofuel technology that could result in up to $2 billion a year for corn farmers. David Miller, chief economist with Decision Innovation Solutoins, joins IFB President Brian Duncan in Episode 3 to discuss SAF's economic opportunity for Illinois agriculture. 

15 MAR 2024 · Illinois ranks third nationwide for ag exports, despite facing non-tariff barriers, limited market access and weak trade policy. Episode 2 explores the current state of U.S. ag trade with Mark Wilson, secretary-treasurer of the U.S. Grains Council, and Erin Borror, vice president of economic analysis for the U.S. Meat Export Federation. 

16 FEB 2024 · In addition to livestock production, California's Proposition 12 carries the potential to regulate — and disrupt — all sectors of agriculture. Chad Leman, immediate past president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association, joins IFB President Brian Duncan, a hog farmer, to disucss why Prop 12 should be repealed.