Category Archives: Agribusiness

Top Stories of 2015: Agriculture
Community influencers and farmers eat together at the first Illinois Harvest Dinner near Pontiac in September. (Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Carrie MuehlingBLOOMINGTON – Low commodity prices, variabl...
Syndicated Author Dec 23, 2015

Illinois farmers show concern over state budget impasse at annual meeting
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (left) and Illinois Farm Bureau President Rich Guebert addressed the bureau’s annual meeting in this week. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau)By Dave Dahl/Illinois...
Syndicated Author Dec 10, 2015

State Rep. Raymond Poe named new Illinois agriculture director
Raymond Poe. (Photo courtesy the Illinois House of Representatives/ILGA.gov)By Joe RagusaSPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Raymond Poe has been named the new director of the Illinois Department of ...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2015

Lawmaker works to promote bacon
A State Representative is fighting for bacon. (Flickr/Cookbookman17)By RFDGENEVA – When bacon and other red and processed meats came under scrutiny from the World Health Organization this month ...
Syndicated Author Nov 11, 2015

Damaged trees replaced at Illinois State Fairgrounds
Gov. Bruce Rauner (fourth from right) joined officials from the Illinois Green Industries Association for a tree planting at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois State Fai...
Syndicated Author Nov 06, 2015

Illinois corn, soybean harvest nearly complete
Illinois’ corn and soybean harvest are 93 percent complete. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois harvest is almost done, but th...
Syndicated Author Oct 27, 2015

Illinois lifts firewood transport ban
The emerald ash borer has been detected in 60 Illinois counties. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture/flickr)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The ban on transporting fir...
Syndicated Author Oct 22, 2015

Illinois farmers make progress in harvest
Eight-five percent of Illinois corn and soybeans are harvested. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – It looks as if come Thanksgiving Day, Illinois far...
Syndicated Author Oct 20, 2015

Davis sees potential for Illinois exports after Cuba trade mission
U.S. Reps. Cheri Bustos and Rodney Davis (right) met with Cuba’s Acting Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina Gonzlez during their trade trade. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Cheri Bustos)By Eric StockBLO...
Syndicated Author Oct 16, 2015

Weather aids Illinois corn, soybean harvest
Illinois corn and soybean harvests are 71 percent complete. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The weather was nearly perfect for harvesting corn and...
Syndicated Author Oct 14, 2015