Central Illinois Farm Network

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...

There were 6.1 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 20, according to the weekly crop progress and weather report...

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

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...

FAIRBURY – Terry Ellis from Gifford in Champaign County has been visiting the Fairbury Fair for over 60 years. “It’s a great fair,” Ellis...

SPRINGFIELD – There were 4.2 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 13, according to the weekly crop progress and...

We will all know more about what is out in those fields when the crop tours begin this month. The annual Pro Farmer Crop Tour will head...

By: Kent Casson If my e-mail inbox is any indication, this year’s Farm Progress Show at Decatur will be full of ag technology and new...

USDA on Friday released Illinois crop production information. Corn: Planted area is estimated at 11.5 million acres, up 6 percent from...

In Friday’s USDA report, the U.S. corn and soybean yields came in below expectations. NASS had the August corn yield at 175.1 with...