Category Archives: Agribusiness
Crop numbers come in lower than expected
By John Hawkins/RFD SPRINGFIELD – Prices for corn and soybeans rallied after USDA’s final 2015 crop numbers were lower than the trade expected. Illinois’ wheat acres for 2016 totaled...
Jan 12, 2016
IDOA programs harmed by lack of budget
Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert Jr., left, chats with Warren Goetsch, deputy director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, during the Illinois Agricultural Legislative Roundtable ...
Jan 08, 2016
Vilsack comments on expanded market access
Vilsack said the trade deal is great news for farmers and ranchers WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack commented Thursday on Expanded Market Access for U.S. Poultry, Pork and B...
Jan 07, 2016
Farmers told to save receipts
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has few answers for flood stricken farmers. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Greg Bishop/INNHas your business or farm been damaged because of recent floods?Save those receipts.Des...
Jan 05, 2016
More counties named state disaster areas
NOAA satellite image of flooding along the Mississippi River near Cairo. (Courtesy NOAA/RFD) By RFD Radio Network Gov. Bruce Rauner Tuesday added 11 more counties as state disaster areas due to floodi...
Jan 05, 2016
Top Stories of 2015: Agriculture
Community influencers and farmers eat together at the first Illinois Harvest Dinner near Pontiac in September. (Carrie Muehling/WJBC) By Carrie Muehling BLOOMINGTON – Low commodity prices, varia...
Dec 23, 2015
Illinois farmers show concern over state budget impasse at annual meeting
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (left) and Illinois Farm Bureau President Rich Guebert addressed the bureau’s annual meeting in this week. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau) By Dave Dahl/Illinoi...
Dec 10, 2015
State Rep. Raymond Poe named new Illinois agriculture director
Raymond Poe. (Photo courtesy the Illinois House of Representatives/ILGA.gov)By Joe RagusaSPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Raymond Poe has been named the new director of the Illinois Department of ...
Nov 13, 2015
Lawmaker works to promote bacon
A State Representative is fighting for bacon. (Flickr/Cookbookman17)By RFDGENEVA – When bacon and other red and processed meats came under scrutiny from the World Health Organization this month ...
Nov 11, 2015
SIU begins ag drone curriculum
SIU-Carbondale has started an agriculture drone curriculum. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Precision Drone) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network CARBONDALE – Call it a drone. Call it a UAV. Call it wha...
Nov 09, 2015
