

'Phenomenal' tonnage observed in fields
CHENOA – If the corn being chopped for silage is any indication of how corn yields will turn out this fall, we could be in for quite a...


View from the Cab: Crop tours to football
By: Kent Casson Crop tours all over, seed dinners just about every evening and high school football in the air – it must be late August...


Statewide candidates address ag audience
LEXINGTON – Those running for Illinois governor and U.S. Senate for Illinois addressed an agricultural audience at Schuler Farms near...


Duckworth, Vilsack visit Central Illinois
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth met in central Illinois this week to discuss corn-based...


Crop conditions decline in report
There were 5.7 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 21, according to the weekly crop progress report issued Monday...


View from the Cab: Just the Facts
By: Kent Casson As the summer fair circuit comes to an end, I have to say I was really impressed with what I saw at the various fairs...


Small grains to be surveyed
Starting in late August, a sample of producers around the country will receive Agricultural Survey questionnaires from the U.S....


Blunier takes a liking to dairy
FAIRBURY – Thanks to a friend, 14-year-old Reed Blunier got exposed to showing dairy and hasn’t looked back since. It all started at last...


Weekly crop report issued
SPRINGFIELD – There were 5.6 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 14, according to the weekly crop progress report...


Not a record, but good crop there
CHENOA – While this year’s corn crop may not be a record, it is certainly a very good one. Those observations were made by Tom Kahle,...































