Durbin Talks Agriculture Policy With Illinois Corn Growers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, met with members of the Illinois Corn Growers to discuss their policy priorities, including concerns with the federal Farm Bill process, regional inequities in the federal crop insurance program, and the importance of federal policies that support E15 ethanol and conservation incentives.
“I met with the Illinois Corn Growers to hear more about their priorities for programs that help our Illinois farmers,” said Durbin. “As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, I will continue to advocate on behalf of federal policies important to Illinois agriculture.”
Photos of the meeting are available here.
Farmers from the following towns attended today’s meeting:
- Waterloo, Illinois
- Decatur, Illinois
- Coal Valley, Illinois
- Woodhull, Illinois
- Minonk, Illinois
- Normal, Illinois
- Bloomington, Illinois
- Franklin, Illinois
- Orion, Illinois
- Good Hope, Illinois
- Fowler, Illinois
- Saint Joseph, Illinois
- Waveryly, Illinois
- Shawneetown, Illinois
- Chicago, Illinois
- Oneida, Illinois
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