House Democrats and Speaker Nancy Pelosi have reached a deal with the White House on the trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.… MORE
Category Archives: Agribusiness
Harvest inches toward completion
As late in the season as it is, the harsh weather can’t do much damage to the crops.… MORE
McLean County farmer recognized for ag education
A farmer from McLean County has been recognized statewide for helping others learn about agriculture.… MORE
Farmers race weather to finish harvest
SPRINGFIELD – The coldest weather of the 2019 planting season has come, and the harvest is not finished.… MORE
Planting and growing season reaching the end
After a late, wet start, the Illinois crop numbers are catching up with the calendar.… MORE
Majority of crops in good-to-excellent condition
The upcoming cooler weather should be all right for Illinois crops, seeing as how it is not a frost or freeze, according to USDA Illinois statistician Mark Schleusener of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.… MORE
Harvest will begin in earnest
A warm, wet week finished off September for Illinois farmers. The statewide average temperature was 68 degrees, seven above normal. … MORE
Majority of crops reported in good-to-excellent condition
Depending on where you were in Illinois last week, the weather was ideal for farming.… MORE
Pritzker announces $2.2 billion Taiwanese commitment to purchase Illinois corn, soybeans
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that Taiwan has made a $2.2 billion commitment to purchase Illinois corn and soybeans over the next two years.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…