Category Archives: Agribusiness
Sustainable farming catching on in Illinois
Bruce Henrikson, program coordinator for S.T.A.R. (Saving Tomorrow's Agriculture Resources) at the Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District, says participating farmers can evaluate how "s...
Sep 16, 2019
PODCAST: Don Meyer, McLean County Ag. History
McLean County Ag History Don Meyer talked with WJBC’s Marc Strauss about McLean County Ag. History. (Photo Flickr/2sirius)In his July episode of McLean County Ag History, Don Meyer explains how ...
Aug 15, 2019
Butter cow unveiled at Illinois State Fair
The cow's wearing a hard hat and stands among traffic cones and the word FUTURE, all in butter. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – No matter what other states do, you can count on s...
Aug 07, 2019
Fields finally drying out for Illinois farmers
USDA Illinois statistician Mark Schleusener said with the fields drying out it has caught the attention of the drought monitor. (WJBC File Photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois farmers ...
Aug 06, 2019
Crop Statistician: May not be too late to have a good 2019
Corn has entered the dough stage, and 43 percent of corn is in good to excellent condition.(WJBC File Photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It may not be too late for Illinois farmers to have a ...
Jul 23, 2019
Employees Given No Warning Before Plant Closure
One former employee says there was shock when they learned of the closing. (From DuPont Pioneer website)By A.J. HarrisLEROY – A former employee of the now-closed DuPont Pioneer Hi-Bred Plant has...
Jul 18, 2019
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
(Washington, D.C., May 23, 2019) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several actions to assist farmers in response to ...
May 23, 2019
USDA Projecting Mostly Lower Crop Prices for this Upcoming Year
Producers of many major crops are likely to see lower prices during this coming marketing year. (Gary Crawford/USDA) https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/389/2019/05/10135803/DA0_731635BC6CF64F03AF06...
May 10, 2019
Nitrogen Questions Remain
LEXINGTON - Since the fall season was cut short due to weather, nitrogen choices are a hot topic heading into the 2019 growing season.Anhydrous ammonia was not applied on as many acres as expected - w...
Mar 27, 2019
USDA-NASS Release 2018 County Estimates
USDA-NASS has released the 2018 county estimates for corn and soybean production.In McLean County, corn area planted was 314,500 acres with soybeans at 312,000. Corn area harvested was 313,500 with a ...
Mar 27, 2019
