Category Archives: Agribusiness

Ashtin Geyer, a 21-year-old woman from Robinson, Ill., showed the grand champion steer at Tuesday's Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair. (Facebook/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD...

Corn condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 22 percent excellent. (Photo by Andy Melton/flickr)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.6 days su...

The survey says Illinois could yield 203 bushels per acre of corn and 66 bushels per acre of soybeans. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By USDASPRINGFIELD – Corn: Planted area is estimated at 10.7 millio...

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White served as the grand marshal of the Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – In his final months of his final year (t...

Gov. JB Pritzker spoke at Thursday’s ribbon-cutting at the fairgrounds in Springfield. (Dave Dahhl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The state's annual showcase of agriculture – the Ill...

The Illinois State Fair runs Aug. 11-21 in Springfield. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – You can color Gov. JB Pritzker “gobsmacked,” and when was the last time you heard a ...

Soybeans blooming reached 90 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 89 percent. (WJBC file photo) By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 4.5 days suitable for field work during the week ending Augu...

The fair runs through Sunday. More information can be found at mcleancountyfair.org. (WJBC file photo)By 25 News and WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – The 91st Annual McLean County Fair got underway Wedne...

Weather this past week was fine for farming in Illinois. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending July 31, 2022. Statewide, the av...

Corn condition was rated 3 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 18 percent excellent. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.6 days suitable for f...