AFT completes watershed plan
American Farmland Trust recently completed a Section 604B Clean Water Act grant to prepare a nine-element watershed-based plan for the...
View from the Cab: Merry Christmas to all
By Kent Casson I credit those past Christmases of jumping out of bed at 3:30 a.m. with my ability to rise and shine so early these days...
Pork donated to regional food banks
As part of "Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois" campaign, one of the final ground pork donations of 2023 was made to the...
Silver carp removal completed
A record-breaking removal of invasive fish from the Illinois River has been completed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources....
Deer season totals released
Preliminary totals have been released for the Illinois firearm deer hunting season. Over 76,000 deer were harvested by hunters in the...
View from the Cab: Better Beans coming
By Kent Casson Farmers can prepare for a successful 2024 growing season by attending one of the upcoming Better Beans events around the...
Farm Assets Conference Dec. 15
The annual Farm Assets Conference at the i-Hotel in Champaign is slated for Friday, December 15. This event tackles unique agricultural...
LCSWCD annual meeting coming
The 79th annual meeting of the Livingston County Soil and Water Conservation District is set for Thursday, Jan. 18 from 8 to 10 a.m. at...
IFB elects new president, VP
The Illinois Farm Bureau’s 16th president is Brian Duncan. Duncan was elected Monday during the annual meeting of the IFB in Chicago. He...
View from the Cab: Cautiously optimistic future
By Kent Casson The director of exports and logistics for Illinois Corn is cautiously optimistic about the future. The export program over...
