Category Archives: Agribusiness
USDA releases first crop yield forecast for 2024 in Illinois
The first yield forecast for Illinois corn shows numbers slightly down from last year. (Photo by Andy Melton/flickr)By USDASPRINGFIELD – Illinois' first crop yield forecast for 2024 is out.Corn:...
Aug 13, 2024
Naturalization ceremony to be held at Illinois State Fair
Judge Colleen Lawless. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The 2024 Illinois State Fair will be unforgettable for two hundred fairgoers who will become United States citizens.It's a first-...
Aug 13, 2024
Twilight Parade wraps up day one of Illinois State Fair
(l-r) Illinois Agriculture director Jerry Costello, Lt Gov Juliana Stratton, Illinois State Fair grand marshal Avani Rai, Gov. JB Pritzker. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois 4-H...
Aug 09, 2024
Illinois’ planting season enters new phase next week
This Monday brings the first yield forecast for corn and soybeans around Illinois. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 4.0 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending August 4, 2...
Aug 07, 2024
Meet this year’s Miss Illinois County Fair Queen
Natalie Evans is 2024 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen and presides over the Illinois State Fair. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A soon-to-be college junior studying pre-veterinary is ...
Aug 05, 2024
USDA crop report: Illinois’ corn and soybean crop ahead of average
Soybeans blooming reached 88 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 71 percent. Soybeans setting pods reached 58 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 37 percent. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRI...
Jul 31, 2024
Antique tractor gains a permanent home at Heartland Community College
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...
Jul 31, 2024
Latest crop report shows above average rainfall over past week
(Cropshot/Flickr)By USDA SPRINGFIELD – There were 4.7 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending July 21, 2024. Statewide, the average temperature was 72.3 degrees, 4.5 degrees below normal....
Jul 23, 2024
USDA crop report enjoying favorable conditions midway through summer
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...
Jul 16, 2024
USDA crop report shows the state’s major cash crops are coming along nicely
Corn condition was rated 4 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 15 percent excellent. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.4 days suitable for f...
Jul 09, 2024
