67th Miss Illinois County Fair Queen crowned
3rd runner up was Kaylee Ford of Western IL Fair, 1st runner up Delaney Epley of Christian County, 2025 Queen Johnna Fulcher, 2nd runner...
View from the Cab: Fair time in January?
Country star Mark Wills performs at last year's County Fair convention in Springfield/file photo. By Kent Casson Even though snow is on...
New format for Soy Summit
The upcoming 2025 Soybean Summit will have a new format with two days of learning. CEU's will be available for the event which takes...
Swap seeds at community event
The cold and snowy days have arrived, making it the perfect time to dream about how your yard or garden might look this coming summer....
Hemp survey conducted
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will send the Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry to 249 Illinois producers on...
View from the Cab: Feeding a growing world
By Kent Casson Gazing out over the snow-covered corn stalks reminds me spring isn’t far off. It’ll be another season of racing to get...
Shocking report from supply standpoint
Friday’s USDA report had some shocking news on the supply front as USDA sliced 3.8 bushels off the national average corn yield. This was...
Illinois production, stocks info
USDA released information Friday on Illinois crop production, grain stocks and winter wheat seedings. IL CROP PRODUCTION: Corn: Planted...
Grain acres may shift in '25
Early indications are that U.S. farmers will increase planted grain acres this year despite low prices, according to a survey by Farm...
Monthly crop progress report
For the month of December, the average temperature was 34.0 degrees, 4.2 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 2.81 inches, 0.12...
