Category Archives: Agribusiness

Dave Bishop (center) and members of his family next to the 1927 McCormick-Deering tractor displayed at the Heartland Community College Ag Complex. (Photo courtesy Heartland Community College)By WMBD-T...

Statewide, the average temperature was 75.5 degrees, 0.9 degrees below normal. Precipitation averaged 1.93 inches, 1.13 inches above normal. (WJBC File Photo)By USDA SPRINGFIELD – There were 4.0...

Corn planted reached 32 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 41 percent. Soybeans planted reached 31 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 30 percent. (Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau)From US...

Precipitation averaged 1.62 inches, 0.78 above normal. (Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau)From USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 3.1 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending April 28, 2024. Statewi...

Corn planted reached 3 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 4 percent. (Facebook/IL Corn)From USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 2.3 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending April 14, 2024...

Corn growers intend to plant 10.9 million acres in 2024, down 3 percent from 2023. (Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau)From USDACorn growers intend to plant 10.9 million acres in 2024, down 3 percent from ...

For the second year in a row, McLean County sat at the top of corn production across the state. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WMBD MCLEAN COUNTY – McLean County remains an agricultural powerhou...

Illinois has just over 71,000 farms and ranches, down two percent from 2017. The average size in Illinois was 370 acres, down two acres. (Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – ...

The Farm Bureau says it takes about 1,300 acres for a farmer to clear $100,000 a year.(Photo courtesy FarmweekNow.com)By Dave DahlBLOOMINGTON – Farming is backbreaking work, and the estate tax f...

University leaders officially opened the new building Wednesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy: Heartland Community College/Facebook) By WMBD TV NORMAL – Heartland Community College unveiled its new...