Our members are those interested in a positive image for Illinois agriculture - virtually every walk of agricultural life.
Are you a high school senior or a college student planning to study post-secondary agriculture in Illinois or, an agriculture graduate student?
The Women Changing the Face of Agriculture conference is designed for young women in high school and college who are interested in a career in agriculture.
May 1, 2018
Mighty Vine Hydroponics
Tour of a Tomato 15 acre Glass Greenhouse
222 Centerpoint Dr.
Rochelle, IL 61068
11am Tour-Mighty Vine
12:30 Lunch
The Flight Deck
1207 West Gurler Road, Rochelle, IL 61068
Meeting to follow
Please RSVP by April 28, 2018
(The tour is limited to 25 people […]
The AAW convention will be Nov. 14-17, in Springfield. Our hope is that every IAW member will help us get donations by identifying individuals or businesses that you know produce unique, one-of-a-kind items.
Keep in mind that convention is scheduled just before […]
There are some big and exciting plans in progress for the 2018 AAW Convention in Springfield, Illinois! The committees and their very talented members are busy working together to make it a success. We are going to have some wonderful tours and […]
Continue Reading →from the Illinois Dept of Agriculture.
Illinois is a leading producer of soybeans, corn and swine. Also grown in IL - wheat, oats, sorghum, hay, sheep, poultry, fruits and vegetables.
Illinois' food and fiber industry employs nearly 1 million people. Of those, 75,087 are farm operators and 24,265 are women.
Illinois farmland covers nearly 27 million acres -- about 75 percent of the state's total land area. The average size of an Illinois farm, including hobby farms, is 358 acres.
