View from the Cab: Broadband breakthrough
By: Kent Casson I have often discussed the need for reliable rural broadband over the years and it is good to see efforts being made to...
Few changes in report
Friday’s USDA Dec. 9 report did not indicate many changes but some of the changes were fairly significant with possible longer-term...
Outdoor power, lighting popular at show
PEORIA – An electric neighborhood vehicle seemed to be the life of the party during last week’s Greater Peoria Farm Show at the Peoria...
Book to highlight Weston Cemetery
Illinois’ original landscape can be viewed a few miles west of Fairbury at the Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve. The 3.5-acre...
View from the Cab: Give a ham
By: Kent Casson Since its inception in 2017, the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) has been participating in the National Pork...
DTN analyst speaks at Peoria show
PEORIA – The lead analyst for DTN really doesn’t see a big threat to corn prices until next fall’s harvest. Todd Hultman was the featured...
Kauffman retiring as bank CEO
After almost 45 years in banking, Bill Kauffman is retiring as CEO at Bank of Pontiac. Born and raised in Chenoa, Kauffman started his...
View from the Cab: Farming with cover
By: Kent Casson I have jumped on the cover crop bandwagon. My first field of cover crops is getting established as we speak. I have spent...
Over 52,000 deer harvested
During the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season last week, hunters harvested over 52,000 deer. This is up over last year’s...
Rush elected ICGA president
BLOOMINGTON – Matt Rush, a farmer from Fairfield, IL, has been elected president of the IL Corn Growers Association (ICGA) for 2022-2023...
