Category Archives: Agribusiness
Illinois Crop Production – 2023 Summary
It's not quite a bin-buster, but corn and soybeans finished pretty well for Illinois. (Facebook/IL Corn)(USDA)Corn: Planted area, at 11.20 million acres, is up 4 percent from 2022. Corn for grain was ...
Jan 18, 2024
Season’s about over for Illinois farmers
(Facebook/Illinois Soybean Association)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 6.0 days suitable for field work during the week ending November 26, 2023. Statewide, the average temperature was 37.6 degr...
Nov 28, 2023
Local Agricultural Mechanics team places eighth nationally
This is the first time Eureka High School has had a champion Agricultural Mechanics team since 1997. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVEUREKA – Eureka High School competed in a national competit...
Nov 09, 2023
Both of the state’s big cash crops are more than 80 percent harvested
Corn harvested reached 81 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 77 percent. Soybeans harvested reached 89 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 82 percent. (Facebook/Illinois Soybean Associa...
Oct 31, 2023
Olympia High School wins 2023 Pork & Pigskins State Championship
Olympia’s winning pork chop sandwich is prepared by its FFA students. (Facebook/Olympia FFA Alumni)By Neil DoyleSTANFORD – The votes are in and Olympia High School has been named the 2023 ...
Oct 25, 2023
This week’s USDA crop report
From USDAThere were 5.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 22, 2023. Statewide, the average temperature was 53.5 degrees, 0.5 degrees above normal.Precipitation averaged 0.23 ...
Oct 24, 2023
Illinois crops are almost halfway harvested
(Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau photo submitted by Lindsay Starwalt of Cumberland County.)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.8 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 8, 2023. ...
Oct 11, 2023
Bloomington teen receives national recognition from 4-H
Rai is currently a freshman at Harvard College. (Facebook/McLean County U5)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Avani Rai was selected as a 4-H Youth in Action Award recipient.She is being recognized for her...
Oct 03, 2023
Illinois farmers are ready for October
(Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau submitted by Suzi Haars of Osco, Illinois)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.6 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 1, 2023. Statewide, the a...
Oct 03, 2023
This week’s USDA crop report
Corn harvested reached 10 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 13 percent. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.2 days suitable for field work during the week ending Septembe...
Sep 26, 2023
