Category Archives: Agribusiness
USDA: Farmers face another tough profit year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts 2017 will be another tight year for grain farmers as they see similar prices as last year. (WJBC file photo)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGF...
Mar 05, 2017
Green Top Grocery takes shape, on target for spring opening
General manager Michael Pennington provided a tour of Green Top Grocery’s construction in early February. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Hardly anything that’s ...
Mar 04, 2017
Midwest farmers deal with agricultural downturn
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Senior Business Economist David Oppedahl is not sure when the ag downturn will reverse. (Courtesy Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)By Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO ̵...
Dec 03, 2016
About $5 a head gets you Thanksgiving dinner
The cost of an average Thanksgiving dinner this year is $4.89. (Photo courtesy justgrimes/flickr)By RFD RadioWASHINGTON – The cost of a Thanksgiving meal for ten this year will average $49,89 ac...
Nov 21, 2016
Vilsack encourages dialogue now on new farm bill
Vilsack wants talk to begin as soon as possible on the next farm bill. (WJBC file photo)By Rita Frazer and Jeff Brown/farmweeknow RFDWASHINGTON – Some lawmakers have expressed an interest in ram...
Oct 26, 2016
Historic Coliseum on Illinois State Fairgrounds closed
Rep. Tim Butler, R-Springfield, said the Illinois State Fairgrounds have been neglected for too long. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By RFD Radio/WFMBSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Coliseum on t...
Oct 20, 2016
Durbin talks ag issues in Gibson City visit
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (center) met with local farmers in Gibson City this week. (Photo by Cindy Biggs/RFD Radio)By RFD Radio/WFMBGIBSON CITY – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin visited with a group of farme...
Oct 14, 2016
Rep. Davis pulls support for Trump
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis has asked to be removed from Donald Trump’s agriculture advisory committee. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockWASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Congressman Rodney Davis, R-Taylorvi...
Oct 10, 2016
Fall weather arrives; harvest activity picks up
Corn harvest was close to one-quarter complete (24 percent) in the state as of the first of last week. Soybean harvest was 6 percent complete. (Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Dan Grant/farmweeknow.comWeather...
Oct 03, 2016
New state technology agency releases apps for mobile devices
The Illinois State Fair app is free on Apple and Android devices. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Apps to help taxpayers find state services are just...
Aug 19, 2016
