State Senator Terri Bryant | Illinois General Assembly
State Senator Terri Bryant | Illinois General Assembly
Senator Terri Bryant celebrated the Illinois Soybean Association's (ISA) 60th anniversary with a message of "Congratulations!" in a June 21 Facebook post.
"Congratulations Illinois Soybean Association on 60 years," said Bryant, Illinois State Senator (R-Murphysboro), according to Facebook.
According to an AgriNews article, over the past six decades, there have been numerous achievements to celebrate. McLean County is recognized as the top soybean-producing county in the United States. In 1997, Illinois planted more than 10 million acres of soybeans and has had more years with 10 million or more acres planted than any other state. The article also noted that Illinois is the largest soybean container exporter in the country, which provides Illinois farmers "a strengthened basis and price premium for commodity, identity preserve, and non-GM soybeans," according to the June 19 article.
Screenshot of Sen. Terri Bryant's June 21 Facenbook post
| Senator Terri Bryant's Facebook page
The ISA is celebrating its anniversary with various special events throughout 2024. According to a June 6 news release announcing the anniversary, there will be a docuseries and a commemorative issue of "Illinois Field and Bean."
The ISA and its membership programs provide representation for 43,000 soybean farmers in the state. The checkoff program funds market development efforts, while the membership program funds government relations interests of Illinois soybean farmers at all levels of government.
The 58th State Senate District includes portions of Oakville, Festus, Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, McLeansboro, DuQuoin, Sparta, and Chester, according to the district map on Ballotpedia.
Bryant has represented Illinois' 58th District since 2021. Prior to that, she spent seven years in the Illinois House of Representatives. She worked at the Illinois Department of Corrections from 1994 to 2014. She currently serves as Minority Spokesperson for the Energy and Public Utilities and Behavioral and Mental Health committees. She is also a member of the Senate Higher Education Working Group and the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding, according to her official biography.
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