November 11, 2026

Illinois and Indiana initiatives are among those projects selected for funding through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.







A $15 million investment in the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will expand the facility and provide opportunities for new bio-products using corn to scale to commercialization.



Over 100 years ago, Henry A. Wallace’s interest in science and agriculture led to experimenting with hybridization to develop a corn variety with higher yield.