Obernagel takes top corn honor
George Obernagel of Waterloo, IL is the recipient of the IL Corn Growers Association’s (ICGA) top award, The World of Corn. ICGA leaders...
Successful opening weekend
The first firearm deer hunting weekend of the season in Illinois saw over 54,000 deer harvested. Hunting season is off to a fast start...
View from the Cab: Annual meeting coming
By Kent Casson Another annual meeting for the Illinois Farm Bureau is around the corner and several resolutions will be debated by the...
Thanksgiving meal cost down
The American Farm Bureau Federation reports a Thanksgiving meal for 10 is expected to cost $58.08 which is down five percent from 2023....
Illinois farmers making a difference
Farmers don’t just grow food—they grow community. Through programs like Pass the Pork and Pork Power , Illinois farmers are making a...
Field Advisor forum coming in Jan.
Attend the Field Advisor Forum on January 16, 2025, at Memorial Stadium on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. This event...
View from the Cab: Harvest thankfulness
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...
Hogs & Pigs survey coming soon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is contacting producers for the December Hogs and...
USDA to collect ag data
Starting in late November, a sample of producers around the country will receive Agricultural Survey questionnaires from the U.S....
AFBF votes to terminate IFB
Illinois Farm Bureau membership in the American Farm Bureau Federation is set to be terminated effective Dec. 20. The AFBF Board of...
