There were 6.0 days suitable for field work during the week ending September 17, 2023. … MORE
Category Archives: Agribusiness
Updated 2023 crop yield forecast
The updated harvest forecast shows 198 bushels of corn per acre and 61 bushels of soybeans per acre in Illinois. … MORE
Illinois State Fair announces 2023 attendance total
With a big assist from the weather, the Illinois State Fair reports its largest attendance since the current tabulation practices were adopted in 2015.… MORE
Weekly USDA crop report
There were 6.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending September 10.… MORE
Illinois crop progress is a touch behind the averages
There were 6.7 days suitable for field work during the week ending September 3, 2023.… MORE
Illinois’ two major cash crops are progressing right around average
There were 6.5 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 27, 2023. … MORE
Cooler conditions headline this week’s USDA crop report
There were 6.1 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 20, 2023. … MORE
Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair featured more winners
An unusual ending to the Illinois State Fair livestock auction allowed more money to go to the winners.… MORE
Illinois crops enjoyed pleasant weather this past week
There were 4.2 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 13, 2023.… MORE
New law will help members of FFA and 4-H
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – When you are a busy high school student – juggling academics and activities – the last thing you need is a black mark on your attendance record. Now, a new law will help members of FFA and 4-H by declaring time missed for those duties excused absences. “At least my…… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…