

Not everyone getting rain
SEYMOUR – Farmers attending the recent Historic Farm Days event at Penfield had big smiles on their faces when a steady rain fell on the...


View from the Cab: FPS show and more
By: Kent Casson Someone recently asked me what farm shows I had coming up. I gave them a blank stare as I realized there were too many to...


Plenty of Fords at Penfield show
PENFIELD – Tractor pulls and daily parades were just some of the highlights of this year’s Historic Farm Days event at Penfield in east...


Corn silking behind schedule
There were 6.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending July 03, according to the weekly crop progress and weather report...


View from the Cab: Farming at Disney
By: Kent Casson Hard to believe our summer 2022 family vacation is behind us but we all had a week of fun in Florida. A few sun burns and...


Summer cookout costs more
The new American Farm Bureau Federation market basket survey out just in time for Independence Day shows the grocery bill for a summer...


Fighting cancer one tractor at a time
CHATSWORTH – What started in 2005 as a way to honor the memory of a couple of people has turned into an 18-year tractor driving...


Acreage report indicates fewer corn acres
Thursday’s USDA report showed soybean acres are greater than corn for Illinois for the first time since 1983. Here is the information...


Weekly crop report for Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – There were 6.1 days suitable for field work during the week ending June 26, according to the weekly crop progress and...


View from the Cab: FFA excellence
By: Kent Casson FFA members from throughout the state attended the 94th annual Illinois State FFA Convention June 14-16 along with more...































