Category Archives: Agribusiness
Dry weather headlines USDA crop report
Crop statistician Mark Schleusener says it was a warm, dry week for farming. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Warm, dry weather marked last week for Illinois farmers.The USDA cro...
Sep 29, 2020
Illinois corn harvesting has begun
Mark Schleusener, state statistician, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, says Illinois’ corn harvest has just begun. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois ...
Sep 15, 2020
Illinois starting to show up on NOAA Drought Monitor
Corn is twelve percent mature. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Despite the rain of this summer, parts of Illinois are starting to show up on the NOAA Drought Monitor."It's n...
Sep 01, 2020
Cash crops more than two-thirds good to excellent condition in latest crop report
About two thirds of corn and soybeans are in good to excellent condition. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois' average rainfall was about an inch wetter than normal for...
Jun 29, 2020
An Illinois manufacturer is helping out around the state
Mark Denzler and U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (PHOTO: Dave Dahl)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD- Workers at a Springfield nursing home will be sporting John Deere products now.Not tractors or combines: face shields...
Jun 22, 2020
First week of June was good for farmers
After the fields were worked up, corn is almost all planted and ninety percent emerged. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The first week of June was a good one in the fi...
Jun 09, 2020
A wet start to planting but not like last year
Corn is 56% planted as of now (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlCentral Illinois was too wet for much planting last week, according to the latest USDA crop report.Corn is 56 percent planted and nine ...
May 05, 2020
State’s planting season off to a good start
USDA Illinois statistician Mark Schleusener says corn planting is up to 37 percent complete, compared to a 31 percent five-year average. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The stat...
Apr 28, 2020
Illinois agriculture will feel impact of crisis
There’s another side to the low gas prices(Photo courtesy Flickr/MichaelCote) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The worldwide coronavirus crisis will have an impact on Illinois agriculture.To...
Mar 20, 2020
IDPH: Fourth person tests positive for coronavirus
Right now, the virus has not been found to be spreading widely in the U.S., and the risk to the general public remains low. (Photo Pixabay) By Neil DoyleCHICAGO – The Illinois Department of...
Mar 02, 2020
