Volatility like never before
NORMAL – While we have seen volatile markets in the past, nothing has been quite like we have been witnessing lately. Curt Kimmel of...
View from the Cab: Pump pains
By: Kent Casson While March weather occasionally roars like a lion, March fuel prices are screaming bloody murder. The national average...
Arians to address Chamber breakfast
BLOOMINGTON – Sean Arians, founder of mobile app GrainCoat and grower direct business lead at Advanced Agrilytics, will give the keynote...
March 9 WASDE report issued
BLOOMINGTON – Wednesday’s March WASDE report from USDA was not overly bearish but not outstandingly bullish for markets either. For the...
Local field day is Thursday
FAIRBURY – The Vermilion Headwaters Watershed March Field Day is set for this Thursday, Mar. 10 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Jim Ifft...
Ridgeview towns come together for FFA
COLFAX – A Blackstone grill, student made bag sets and a signed Elite 8 girls basketball were among the items auctioned off Saturday...
Auction returns with some changes
FLANAGAN – A few changes were noticed by those attending the 14th annual Flanagan-Cornell FFA auction over the weekend. Saturday’s event...
View from the Cab: Unprecedented times
By: Kent Casson With the average age of producers on the rise, there is plenty of wisdom out in farm country, but even the longtime...
Eyes on Ukraine, South America
Ag exports out of Ukraine are on everyone’s mind following the recent Russian invasion of the country. “Ukraine produces just shy of two...
Grain elevators stay busy
CHENOA – Many think grain elevators are only busy in the fall but that’s not the case, especially this time of year. Elevators such as...
