The Central Illinois Farm Network

Daily ag news & more for Livingston & McLean Counties!

Fairbury, IL 61739
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Videos

Welcome to Central Illinois Farm Network TV! Check this page often for the latest farm videos shot throughout the area.

A view of the old tractors
Classic tractors line Route 66 in Lexington during the Red Carpet Corridor Festival in May.
2012 corn planting
Check out this spring planting footage from McLean County on 4-19-12...it was a pretty windy evening!
April fieldwork in Central Illinois
The week of Apr. 9-13 was a busy one here in Central Illinois as numerous farmers worked ground and planted corn. You can see how dry it has been from the dust in this video, shot west of Chenoa.
A View of the Farm & Home Show 2-25-12
A crowd is seen at the 2012 Prairie Central FFA Farm and Home Show in Forrest.
Takin' a tractor cruise!
Get a virtual view of a tractor riding down the road on a recent afternoon in Livingston County, south of McDowell.
A virtual look at the farm show
The Greater Peoria Farm Show was held at the Peoria Civic Center recently.
The new Brandt shed in Lexington
Take a look at the new shed being put up at the Brandt Consolidated Lexington facility. (video taken 11-23-11)
The stalk shredder
A field in McLean County is being prepared for chiseling by shredding the stalks on 11-12-11.
A view of a chisel plow from the tractor
Take a virtual tractor ride through a field near Pontiac, as the ground is ripped with a Blu Jet ripper. Notice the auto steer in the tractor, the wheel is moving all by itself.
The view of the auger wagon & combine
Here is a view of a combine and auger wagon straight from the cab of tractor on a recent day near Pontiac.
Opening up a corn field
Watch as this combine starts to do the end rows of a field in McLean County's Yates Township.
Harvesting corn in Central Illinois
A combine and auger wagon make their way down a cornfield near the Central Illinois Farm Network headquarters in southern Livingston Co. on 9-24-11 (video by Rebecca Casson).
2011 Farm Progress Show at Decatur
Take a virtual walk down one of the streets at Progress City, USA near Decatur at the Farm Progress Show on 8-30-11!
8-24-11 Plot Tour near Weston
Atkins Seed Service hosted a plot tour along Route 24 in McLean County. See what the seed reps. had to say about this year's crop.
Walking through corn in Livingston County: 8-14-11
Watch as we take you through an area corn field on Sunday 8-14-11. The corn doesn't look too great in places.
Farm sale in rural Fairbury
These farmers gather at a sale and get ready to bid on a John Deere 8300 tractor.
A look at the 2011 McLean County Fair (Ag Exhibit on 8-4-11)
A very impressive ag education exhibit at the McLean County Fair this year.
Spraying corn in rural Chenoa 7-25-11
Check out the crop duster, one of many that have been out in the nearby fields lately, spraying corn.