View from the Cab: Livestock Career Networking
By Kent Casson Attention livestock-related businesses: your expertise is requested for a career networking opportunity with community...
Free SCN sampling available for growers
The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) Checkoff program is committed to supporting soybean cyst nematode (SCN) sampling and is pleased to...
Illinois Crop Production report
Corn: Planted area is estimated at 10.8 million acres, down 4 percent from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 10.65 million acres, is...
View from the Cab: Happy 4-H Week
By Kent Casson This is the week when we spotlight a great youth organization. National 4-H Week 2024 runs Oct. 6-12. 4-H continues to...
Ag open house set at Heartland
Heartland Community College will hold an Agriculture Open House on Wednesday, October 9, from 4:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Agriculture...
Port workers strike in east, south
The cost of a port worker strike on the East and Gulf Coasts could be around $5 billion a day to this country, according to JP Morgan....
Harvest progress still above average
There were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending September 29, according to the weekly crop progress and weather report...
NAMA names award winners
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) is pleased to announce three marketing and agricultural leaders as winners of the 2024...
Stocks report bullish corn
Monday’s Sept. 30 USDA stocks report was a bit bullish for corn but nothing big happened with soybeans. Corn stocks were 1.760 billion...
View from the Cab: Generations in the making
By Kent Casson A special moment occurred the other day. My son operated the auger cart tractor all by himself by catching the combine on...
