Category Archives: Agribusiness

Vilsack wants talk to begin as soon as possible on the next farm bill. (WJBC file photo)By Rita Frazer and Jeff Brown/farmweeknow RFDWASHINGTON – Some lawmakers have expressed an interest in ram...

Rep. Tim Butler, R-Springfield, said the Illinois State Fairgrounds have been neglected for too long. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By RFD Radio/WFMBSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Coliseum on t...

A life-threatening event prompted a central Illinois farmer to retire, focus on new venture. (FLICKR) By Dan Grant/RFD Farm Week Now WAPELLA – Dale "Rusty" Karr, a fifth-generation member of a c...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (center) met with local farmers in Gibson City this week. (Photo by Cindy Biggs/RFD Radio)By RFD Radio/WFMBGIBSON CITY – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin visited with a group of farme...

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis has asked to be removed from Donald Trump’s agriculture advisory committee. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockWASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Congressman Rodney Davis, R-Taylorvi...

October is pork month and the Illinois Pork producers are celebrating. (Denise Howell/Flickr) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – The most common cuts of pork are 16 percent leaner than they were 20 ye...

Corn harvest was close to one-quarter complete (24 percent) in the state as of the first of last week. Soybean harvest was 6 percent complete. (Carrie Muehling/WJBC) By Dan Grant/farmweeknow.com Weath...

A single positive sample of a new corn crop disease, bacterial leaf streak, has been detected in a DeKalb County cornfield in northern Illinois. (Photo by stephaniesays/flickr) By Cole Lautherbach/Ill...

The USDA reports above average rainfall helped the soybean crop last week. (Photo courtesy Facebook/United Soybean Board) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – The state's corn crop is racing to compl...

The 2016 Illinois State Fair concluded on Sunday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois State Fair) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Fair ended its 10-day run on Sunday. The state'...