Central Illinois Farm Network

Farmers don’t just grow food—they grow community. Through programs like Pass the Pork and  Pork Power , Illinois farmers are making a...

Attend the Field Advisor Forum on January 16, 2025, at Memorial Stadium on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. This event...

By Kent Casson Just when it seemed harvest’s end could not get here soon enough, it is gone like that. Now we are weeks removed from the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is contacting producers for the December Hogs and...

Starting in late November, a sample of producers around the country will receive Agricultural Survey questionnaires from the U.S....

Illinois Farm Bureau membership in the American Farm Bureau Federation is set to be terminated effective Dec. 20. The AFBF Board of...

By Kent Casson Staying weather aware is important, even if we are in a dull time of year for significant weather events. I recently...

The following information was released by USDA-NASS on Friday when it comes to Illinois crop production. Corn: Planted area is estimated...

The Illinois Pork Producers Association is represented by a Board of Directors from 6 regional districts and up to 12 at-large positions...

USDA Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack issued a disaster declaration for three Illinois counties due to losses caused by tornadoes that...