Pumpkin patch to open Sept. 10
Gail’s Pumpkin Patch in Beason, Illinois will be opening for their 18th season, Tuesday, September 10, 2024. The pumpkin patch will...
Kemp to address Barnkeepers meeting
The McLean Co. Barnkeepers will meet Thursday, September 12 at 7 p.m. at the McLean Co. Farm Bureau Bldg at the corner of Westgate and Rt...
View from the Cab: All eyes on weather
By Kent Casson Any time a weather guy speaks to a room full of farmers, I am all ears and usually they are too. Weather is always...
Smith family hobby still going strong
One particular engine displayed at the Threshermen’s Reunion has been at the show almost every year since 1954. Matt Smith of...
Farmland prices soften in 2024
Prices being paid for farmland across Illinois softened in the first half of 2024 and respondents to a survey by the Illinois Society of...
Ten percent of Illinois corn mature
There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending August 25, according to the weekly crop progress and weather report issued...
View from the Cab: Reports left and right
By Kent Casson This is not only the time of year for ag meetings, seed corn dinners and annual grain elevator reports, but it is also the...
Crop tour yields impressive results
The results are in and the Pro Farmer Crop Tour has come out with a national average corn yield of 181.1 bushels per acre and an average...
Du Quoin State Fair is here
Illinois’ other state fair is now underway. The annual Du Quoin State Fair in the southern part of the state kicked off this week with...
View from the Cab: Calling all farmers
By Kent Casson Calling all Illinois farmers – you are needed to help with research on conservation practices. A University of Illinois...
