

Ukrainian farmers visit area
CHENOA – A group of farmers from Ukraine toured Central Illinois earlier this week to learn about our farms and the technology used to...


Vilsack speaks on clean energy at FPS
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA is awarding $266 million in loans and grants to...


Access to mental health services expanded
The state is expanding access to mental health services for farmers and ag communities. During the Farm Progress Show this week, Gov....


Crop production system gets plenty of looks
DECATUR – The world’s first complete holistic crop production system was getting some stares at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur this...


Over half of Illinois corn dented
There were 6.5 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 27, according to the weekly crop progress and weather report...


View from the Cab: Hot, hot, hot
By: Kent Casson Excuse me while I wipe the sweat from my brow. It sure was hot last week and I don’t even spend all of my time outdoors...


Pro Farmer crop tour estimates
The 2023 Pro Farmer Crop Tour estimates are in. For corn, the national average yield is 172 bushels per acre and 14.690 billion bushels...


1% of corn mature in Illinois
There were 6.1 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 20, according to the weekly crop progress and weather report...


Compeer supports IAITC
Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom (IAITC) has new resources available for schools, thanks to funding from Compeer Financial’s Fund...


View from the Cab: Where did time go?
By: Kent Casson Is it just me or does time seem to go quicker and quicker? How can it be we just wrapped up another Fairbury Fair and are...


































