House, Senate pass FY23 budget
The Illinois Senate early Saturday morning voted 34 to 19 to pass HB900, the more than $46 billion FY23 budget as amended. The House...
Apr. 8 USDA report was neutral
A neutral USDA report was issued Friday by the government. Corn ending stocks for the U.S. were the same as last month at 1.440 billion...
Dealership offers scholarship
Prairie State Tractor, a John Deere dealership in north central Illinois, is offering a scholarship program aimed at developing and...
Cover crop field day set
LEXINGTON – A cover crop field day is planned for Friday, April 22 from 4-6 p.m. at the Illinois State University Research Farm near...
McGreal hopeful for good year
CHATSWORTH – While many farmers are completing planter rebuilds and autosteer installations ahead of planting time, others are looking...
First weekly report of season issued
SPRINGFIELD – There were 0.8 days suitable for field work during the week ending April 3, in the very first weekly crop progress and...
View from the Cab: It's coming
By: Kent Casson We will soon be planting the seeds to success. While the 2022 spring planting season is knocking on our door, it sure...
Illinois Hogs & Pigs report
Illinois inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2022 was 5.20 million head, down 3 percent from December 1, 2021 but unchanged from...
Farmers may plant fewer corn acres
It appears farmers may hold back on corn planting if the March 31 USDA planting report is any indication. Thursday’s USDA Prospective...
Ag takes spotlight in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON – Agriculture was celebrated during the annual McLean County Chamber of Commerce Ag Awareness Breakfast held earlier this...
