Category Archives: Agribusiness
‘Farm Hats’ raises money for ag literacy efforts
Livingston County Farmer Kent Blunier presents a check to Livingston County Farm Bureau Manager Jody Hughes with ‘Farm Hats’ group members Deek Sutter and Jenny Schweighert at the 2015 Far...
Sep 03, 2015
Illinois Farm Bureau kicks off centennial celebration
Illinois Farm Bureau President Rich Guebert kicks off the organization’s centennial celebration at the 2015 Farm Progress Show in Decatur. (Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Carrie MuehlingDECATUR -...
Sep 02, 2015
Illinois crops aided by recent rains
Fifty-six percent of Illinois’ corn crop is rated good to excellent. (Photo by stephaniesays/flickr)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Rain helped the crops a little in the w...
Aug 25, 2015
Illinois crops could use more rain
Fifty-six percent of Illinois’ corn crop is rated good to excellent. (Photo by stephaniesays/flickr)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ harvest could be lacklu...
Aug 18, 2015
Karr repeats as hog-calling champion at Illinois State Fair
The Illinois State Fair runs through Aug. 23. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois State Fair)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A rookie and a veteran took the top prizes at the hog-...
Aug 17, 2015
Youth Premium Livestock Sale supports 4-Hers at McLean County Fair
4-H livestock exhibitors wait to participate in the McLean County Fair Youth Premium Livestock Sale on Aug. 8, 2015. (Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Carrie MuehlingBLOOMINGTON - Businesses and individuals in...
Aug 10, 2015
Illinois seeks to become the global farming leader
FARM Illinois hopeful McLean County will help elevate the state’s agriculture status. (WJBC file photo)By Connor BoydBLOOMINGTON – State farming organizations have joined forces to put Ill...
Aug 02, 2015
Illinois ag chief, Barickman lead town hall meeting
Illinois Department of Agriculture DirectorPhilip Nelson took part in a town hall meet at Zehrview Farms near Graymont on Wednesday. (Photo by Cynthia Grau/WJEZ)By Cynthia GrauGRAYMONT – Dozens ...
Jul 23, 2015
Expanded Farm Progress Show will bring more revenue to Central Illinois
Organizers have again expanded the show site heading into the 2015 Farm Progress Show in Decatur. (Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Carrie MuehlingDECATUR - The Farm Progress Show comes back to Illinois this y...
Jul 06, 2015
Rainfall helps some Illinois crops, others drenched
Illinois’ corn crop is rated 62 percent good-to-excellent. Soybeans are rated 52 percent good-to-excellent. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – ...
Jun 30, 2015
