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• IFB Weekly - November 7, 2022

October Update: Pickup of IFB articles in other news publications

Each week Illinois Farm Bureau shares articles that originate from within the organization with newspapers across the state. Stories are syndicated through a partnership with the Illinois Press Association (IPA) and can be used by IPA member newspapers to supplement news coverage. Distributed content includes pieces from FarmWeek, Partners and IFB leaders, and aims to bolster coverage of ag-focused issues on mainstream channels.

From Oct. 1-31, IFB articles were published in Illinois newspapers 64 times and reached an estimated 4.8 million people. Two of the top three features in October originated from FarmWeek and one was an op-ed from President Guebert about road safety during harvest:

1. “Low water levels, barge limits impact grain shipments” was picked up by 6 newspapers and potentially reached more than 1.17 million people.
2. “Fall weather brings motorists out during harvest; extra precautions needed” was picked up by 5 newspapers and potentially reached more than 816,000 people.
3. “Demand for beef, pork expected to grow” was picked up by 11 newspapers and potentially reached more than 643,000 people.

Articles submitted by IFB and picked up by newspapers in October most often included the following keywords:

For additional information or questions, please contact IFB Communications Specialist Katie Zelechowski at kzelechowski@ilfb.org or Director of Issue Management DeAnne Bloomberg at dbloomberg@ilfb.org.