American farmers know how to get it done
FAIRBURY – What a difference two weeks makes. Planting progress has jumped in the state during the past week thanks to better weather and...
Planting progress catching up
SPRINGFIELD – There were 5.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending May 15, according to the weekly crop progress report...
View from the Cab: Cashing in on a weed
By: Kent Casson It sounds like something straight out of the fiction section of a library: turning a common weed in the field into an...
USDA issues May crop report
USDA on Thursday released the May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. The first projections of the 2022-23...
Planting still behind schedule
There were 1.7 days suitable for field work during the week ending May 8, according to the weekly crop progress and weather report issued...
Agronomic advice for hot temps
BLOOMINGTON – Many fear this week’s hot and windy weather could turn soil out in the field into concrete. “That is a big concern,” admits...
Farmers poised to take advantage of weather
GIBSON CITY – Greg Kerber has been waiting for sunny and drier weather and he has gotten his wish this week. “At least warm and wet would...
Over $16,000 raised for GCMS FFA
GIBSON CITY - Thanks to community generosity, the Gibson City Melvin Sibley FFA Chapter raised over $16,000 for senior scholarships and...
View from the Cab: Radio reflections
By: Kent Casson Farming and radio have always been very important parts of my life. They seem to go together well. In fact, I made a...
2 million acres accepted for CRP
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 2 million acres in offers...
