Category Archives: Agribusiness
McLean County farmer recognized for ag education
John Olson, of McLean, spoke with WJBC’s Marc Strauss. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – A farmer from McLean County has been recognized statewide for helping others lea...
Nov 12, 2019
Planting and growing season reaching the end
USDA’s Mark Schleusener says weather has been almost ideal for farming in the last week(Photo courtesy: WJBC /File) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – After a late, wet start, the Illinois cro...
Oct 22, 2019
Majority of crops in good-to-excellent condition
The past week saw average rainfall-too wet in the north and too dry in the south (Photo courtesy Pixabay) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The upcoming cooler weather should be all right for Illinois ...
Oct 09, 2019
Harvest will begin in earnest
47 percent of corn and 44 percent of soybeans are in good to excellent condition(Photo Flickr/United Soybean Board) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A warm, wet week finished off September for Illinoi...
Oct 02, 2019
Majority of crops reported in good-to-excellent condition
From flooded fields early in the year to good-to excellent condition is good news for farmers in Illinois (Shane McGraw/flickr) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD– Depending on where you were in Illin...
Sep 25, 2019
Pritzker announces $2.2 billion Taiwanese commitment to purchase Illinois corn, soybeans
Illinois is the top soybean producing state and second largest producer of corn in the nation. (Photo Facebook/IL Corn) By Neil DoyleSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that Ta...
Sep 24, 2019
Clean Energy Jobs Act focus of meeting
Michelle Knox, founder / owner of WindSolarUSA (PHOTO;Dave Dahl) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– Michelle Knox, founder / owner of WindSolarUSA in Springfield, says business – facilitatin...
Sep 24, 2019
Weekly crop report shows things coming down to the wire
Farmers looking toward the end of harvest favorably (Photo courtesy Pixabay) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– USDA crop statisticians are out with the weekly crop report for Illinois. With the l...
Sep 18, 2019
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
Hy-Vee announces recall due to undeclared allergens
Beef and chicken products recalled due to mis-branding and undeclared allergens (WJBC File Photo) By Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON– Hy-Vee Fresh Commissary, based in Ankeny, Iowa, is recal...
Sep 11, 2019
