Category Archives: Agribusiness
Warm week good for Illinois farmers
The weather was warm and wet last week, state averages almost sixty degrees and almost two inches, both well above normal. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Let's talk crop progre...
Apr 13, 2021
First weekly crop report of the season
Winter wheat is two percent headed, with no numbers from the state’s two major cash crops. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It's time to start the weekly USDA Illinois crop...
Apr 06, 2021
Illinois corn growers are out with their legislative wish list
State and federal lawmakers can count on hearing from the Illinois Corn Growers Association in 2021. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois corn growers are out with t...
Feb 22, 2021
Armstrong: New farm bill could “be a colossal mess”
A new farm bill could come in the coming months. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – According to a nationally known farm broadcaster, Congress could unveil a new farm bill in ...
Feb 17, 2021
ISA CEO: Was a good year for farmers
Soybeans were 59 bushels per acre, up five from 2019. Production was 605 million bushels, up fourteen percent from last year. (Facebook/Illinois Soybean Association) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON R...
Jan 19, 2021
Last weekly USDA crop report of 2020
USDA's Mark Scheusener says his office is wrapping up for the season(Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave DahlIt's time to put a button on the weekly USDA crop report.Winter wheat is all that's in ...
Dec 01, 2020
New leadership in the White House could help commodity prices
Curt Kimmel with Bates Commodities in Normal, says President-elect Joe Biden could help future commodity prices. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – New leadership in the White Ho...
Nov 12, 2020
Trade wars and COVID-19 could swing farmers’ vote
This year, the Trump Administration direct farm aid reached $32 billion – an all-time high. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Trade wars and the ongoing Coronavirus pan...
Oct 27, 2020
State’s corn and soybean harvests roughly halfway complete
Conditions are 68 and 66 percent good to excellent, respectively. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Possible frost in the forecast might be incentive for Illinois farmers to step ...
Oct 14, 2020
Harvest is behind, but the weather is helping
73 percent of corn and 75 percent of soybeans are rated good to excellent. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It's not quite the home stretch of the 2020 farming season in Illinois...
Oct 06, 2020
