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Agriculture Advisory Members

The Illinois Channel Advisory Council consists of civic-minded individuals from communities across Illinois, who are committed to helping the Illinois Channel continue its commercial-free coverage of Illinois government and public affairs. By fundraising and sharing their expertise with the Illinois Channel, they keep us informed of issues in their fields and in their communities.

Advisory Council membership is by invitation only, based upon previous civic and societal accomplishments. We recognize them here for their service to the Illinois Channel and the state of Illinois.

	Jeff Adkisson: Springfield Executive Vice President Grain & Feed Association of Illinois Advisory Council on Agriculture Committee The Grain & Feed Association of Illinois is the statewide trade association for the grain and feed industry in Illinois. The Association traces its roots back to 1893 when a group of privately held companies called the Illinois Grain Dealers Association joined efforts. Since that time there have been three other associations that in 1971 merged together to become the Grain & Feed Association of Illinois. Currently, The Grain & Feed Association of Illinois has a staff of four and is governed by a Board consisting of eleven state-wide Directors and six Executive Committee members. The Association has 240 member companies who represent over 950 facilities in Illinois and the neighboring states of Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri and Iowa. More than 90% of the commercial grain storage space in the state of Illinois is represented by the Grain & Feed Association of Illinois. Our members range in size from multi-national organizations to small, single facility operations		Jean Payne: Bloomington Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association Advisory Council Agriculture Committee Jean is President of the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association, which represents over 1100 members of agricultural input supply and service industry. She is involved in the management of the Association, including oversight of regulatory and legislative issues that impact the industry. Jean is also responsible for promoting membership, facilitating the communication of issues that affect IFCA members and organizing the annual IFCA winter Convention and Trade Show and summer Midwest Ag Industries Equipment Exposition. Jean received a B.A. in English from Illinois State University. She has served on Board of Directors for the Ag Retailers Association and The Fertilizer Institute in Washington D.C. and the Mid America Crop Life Association. She is a member of the College of Agriculture Advisory Committee for both the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University. She also represents the fertilizer and chemical industry on Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s ag advisory committee. Jean and her husband Rae reside in Bloomington, Illinois.

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