

Pork family nominations accepted
You have until Tuesday (Nov. 8) to submit a nomination for the Illinois Pork Producers Association Family of the Year honor. This award...


Farmers fuel football playoffs
BLOOMINGTON – Illinois corn and soybean farmers are fueling the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) football championships this fall...


Above normal precip last week
There were 4.8 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 30, according to the weekly crop progress and weather report...


View from the Cab: A good harvest
By: Kent Casson While it feels like harvest may never finish when you are in the heart of it, everything suddenly ends and the fall...


A Pork Month visit with Blunier
FORREST – During National Pork Month, our Sarah Michaels recently sat down and talked with Kent Blunier, a hog farmer from Forrest....


Last week another dry one for Illinois
There were 6.9 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 23, according to the weekly crop progress and weather report...


View from the Cab: Learning lessons
By: Kent Casson As always, we are all learning lessons from the current harvest for the upcoming growing season. We know there were...


Crop progress update
SPRINGFIELD – There were 5.1 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 16, according to the weekly crop progress and...


View from the Cab: Fun at 40
By: Kent Casson I am officially over the hill. No, I’m not talking about driving the combine over the high ground or climbing a large...


Illinois Crop Production report
USDA on Wednesday released the October information for Illinois crop production. Corn: Planted area is estimated at 10.8 million acres,...


































