Lack of bullishness in report
Wednesday’s USDA report led to a lower reaction for corn and soybean prices mainly because there was nothing bullish to go by. There were...
Fair convention is 'back in business'
SPRINGFIELD – It’s cold outside and snow is in the forecast. That means it must be time for the annual Illinois Association of...
Miss Ford Co. to compete in Springfield
Miss Ford County 2021, Jolee Hastings, will compete in the 2022 Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs State Queen Pageant at the...
View from the Cab: Show time again
By: Kent Casson The Illinois Pork Expo returns this year with two days of showcasing the pork industry in one place. Expo is planned for...
Monthly crop progress report
Statewide, the average temperature during December was 39.6 degrees, 9.8 degrees above normal for the month. Precipitation averaged 2.69...
Examining agriculture in Argentina
One of the big differences between growers in South America and here is tillage. While many farmers in Central Illinois still do tillage,...
Tiling part of the solution for nitrogen
CHATSWORTH – Tile appears to play a big part in the use of nitrogen out in the field. Nitrates leaving a farm seem to give tile a bad...
View from the Cab: Goodbye, old friend
By: Kent Casson Through all of life’s ups and downs we are all there for each other. And in the world of farming, our trusted tractors...
Illinois agricultural prices info
The November Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 108.8, increased 1.9 percent from October and 17 percent from...
View from the Cab: Looking back
By: Kent Casson From a fairly quick spring planting season and a delayed harvest to the return of ag shows, plenty happened in local...
