
Planting progress jumps in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – There were 4.6 days suitable for field work during the week ending May 22, according to the weekly crop progress and...

Jacobs welcomes recent rainfall
CHENOA – Don Jacobs who farms near Chenoa and Lexington in McLean County enjoyed the weekend rain that fell on Saturday. “We were kind of...

Candidate forum is May 31
The Livingston County Farm Bureau, WGCY 106.3 Radio and The Central Illinois Farm Network are hosting a Livingston County Candidate Forum...

View from the Cab: Family time is best
By: Kent Casson The only thing better than seeing a completely planted corn or soybean field in the rear-view mirror is the sight of...

American farmers know how to get it done
FAIRBURY – What a difference two weeks makes. Planting progress has jumped in the state during the past week thanks to better weather and...

Planting progress catching up
SPRINGFIELD – There were 5.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending May 15, according to the weekly crop progress report...

View from the Cab: Cashing in on a weed
By: Kent Casson It sounds like something straight out of the fiction section of a library: turning a common weed in the field into an...

USDA issues May crop report
USDA on Thursday released the May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. The first projections of the 2022-23...

Planting still behind schedule
There were 1.7 days suitable for field work during the week ending May 8, according to the weekly crop progress and weather report issued...

Agronomic advice for hot temps
BLOOMINGTON – Many fear this week’s hot and windy weather could turn soil out in the field into concrete. “That is a big concern,” admits...