Category Archives: Agribusiness
Illinois Farm Bureau concerned with state budget battle
(WJBC file photo) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – Bills which may help farmers are awaiting the governor's signature, but the unsettled state budget battle worries the st...
Jun 11, 2015
Illinois Farm Bureau urges trade promotion authority
The Illinois Farm Bureau is urging the Illinois Congressional delegation to back trade promotion authority. (Photo by ttarasluk/flickr) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Farme...
Jun 08, 2015
Farm breakfast kicks off June Dairy Month
More than 500 people enjoyed breakfast on June 6 at Kilgus Farmstead near Fairbury to kick off June Dairy Month. (Carrie Muehling/WJBC) By Carrie Muehling FAIRBURY - Breakfast on the farm Saturday kic...
Jun 08, 2015
Raders plant corn maze with precision
Jason Kieser (right) with Jenner Precision monitors planting progress of the corn maze at Rader Family Farms while Adam Rader (left) looks on. (Carrie Muehling/WJBC) By Carrie Muehling NORMAL - The la...
Jun 05, 2015
Good start for crops pressures grain prices
By Carrie Muehling BLOOMINGTON - Corn contracts continued to trade at or near contract lows to begin the month of June. Some areas have received too much rain, but overall the crop is in good shape. C...
Jun 02, 2015
Environmentalists praise new Clean Water Act rule, farmers concerned
Farm groups claim new federal rules on protecting small streams and wetlands from pollution go too far, but environmental advocates say agriculture won't be affected. (Photo by David Wilson/flickr) By...
Jun 02, 2015
McLean County partnerships key to Springfield restaurant’s success
By Carrie MuehlingSPRINGFIELD - The owner and founder of a Springfield restaurant and brewery has gotten back to his farm roots by sourcing local meat and produce from Central Illinois farmers."We're ...
May 26, 2015
Heartland Community College expands agriculture program
By Carrie MuehlingNORMAL - New classes this fall at Heartland Community College (HCC) are the response to a growing demand for professional training in the field of agriculture."Our agriculture progra...
May 25, 2015
‘City moms’ tour local farms
McLean County Farmer Dan Kelley and Matt Hynes of Growmark talk to a group of moms during an Illinois Farm Families farm tour. (Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Carrie MuehlingNORMAL – A group of 1...
May 20, 2015
Illinois corn crop nearly all planted
2015 is shaping up to be a good year for Illinois' headline crops. (Photo courtesy Stevie Rocco/flickr)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois farmers are almost finished pl...
May 19, 2015
