View from the Cab: What to do
By Kent Casson As I sit here just waiting for the fields to dry out so planting can resume, I wonder what kind of rainy-day project ideas...
Master Naturalists put research into action
Master Naturalists are many things: Advocates, volunteers, teachers, and environmental stewards. Around the state and in your backyard,...
Film festival to feature ag documentary
The Heartland Hawk Film Festival kicks off with an intimate look at how modern stresses are taking a mental health toll on midwestern...
Akers named to Hall of Fame
Lowell Akers, AFM, ARA, Retired, has been named to the membership Hall of Fame by the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Manages and...
Above-normal precip last week
There were 3.1 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending April 28, according to the weekly crop progress report issued for Illinois...
View from the Cab: Planting begins...and stops
By Kent Casson I actually have some planting progress to report this week. Ahead of all of the recent wet weather, we were finally able...
Illinois Bacon Day is May 1
The Illinois Pork Producers Association will be at the Illinois State Capitol May 1 to celebrate the commemoration of Senate Joint...
Illinois Beef names scholarship winners
This Illinois Beef Foundation is pleased to announce eight young people from across the state as 2024 scholarship recipients. The...
11% of corn, beans planted
There were 3.5 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending April 21, according to the weekly crop progress and weather report issued...
Craft Brewers Guild meets
Brewers from all over the state converged on Emancipation Brewing Company near Fairbury last week for a meeting of the Illinois Craft...
