Illinois Wheat Association

Welcome to the Illinois Wheat Association

The Illinois Wheat Association (IWA) is a member organization serving all aspects of the Illinois wheat industry from producer to processor. Illinois Wheat Association provides educational opportunities, encourages research relating to wheat and wheat products, promotes marketing alternatives, and represents its members in state and federal legislative activities relating to the needs of the Illinois wheat industry.

For additional information about the Illinois Wheat Association please contact us. You can email us at contact@illinoiswheat.org or call us at 309-557-3619.

Notice of Annual Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Wheat Association will be held at the Rend Lake College Event Center, Ina, Illinois on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive and act upon reports from the officers and directors and to approve the acts and proceedings of the board of directors for the past year.

Dated at Bloomington, Illinois, this 6th day of November 2025.

Winter Wheat Double Crop Forum

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Rend Lake College Event Center

468 Ken Gray Parkway
Ina, IL 62846

Join us or the annual Winter Wheat Double Crop Forum

Tentative Agenda

8:00 a.m. Doors Open

8:30 a.m. Illinois Wheat Association Annual Meeting

9:00 a.m. Welcome to the Winter Wheat Double Crop Forum

9:15 a.m. Dr. Connor Sible, University of Illinois

9:45 a.m. Illinois Soybean Association presentation on upcoming research trials.

10: 15 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Policy update from NAWG CEO Sam Kieffer

11:30 a.m. Dr. Boris Camiletti, University of Illinois

Noon Lunch

12:45 p.m. Update on Illinois Wheat Development Board

1:00 p.m. Producer Panel

1:45 p.m. Adjourn

2:00 p.m. IWA Board Meeting

If you are interested in sponsoring this and other Illinois Wheat Association events, please visit the Sponsorship Opportunities page.

Membership Renewal Information.

The Illinois Wheat Association recently launched a new membership and event portal. In the spring of 2025 existing members would have received an email from contact@illinoiswheat.org. Please check your spam folder for a message from that address and be sure to save that address in your email contacts. We have learned that many members are missing out on communications as they are going to spam folders.

For more information on how to navigate the membership portal or for log in assistance, please visit the membership page.

Annual Events

Winter Double Crop Forum

January 20, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Rend Lake College
Ina, IL

Click here for details
May Plot Tour

May 19, 2026. More details to come.
Wheat Yield Contest

2025 Results

2025 Results
Summer Forum

July 30, 2026. More details to come.