Category Archives: Agribusiness

Corn dough reached 80 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 85 percent. (WJBC File Photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.7 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 21, 2...

A new safety program from the Illinois Department of Transportation promotes zero tolerance toward a goal of zero deaths. (Facebook/Illinois Department of Transportation)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD –...

Second-generation Fried What! family member Shelby Burton says it starts with a piece of homemade pie. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – You know that there are plenty of calories summon...

Ashtin Geyer, a 21-year-old woman from Robinson, Ill., showed the grand champion steer at Tuesday's Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair. (Facebook/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD...

Corn condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 22 percent excellent. (Photo by Andy Melton/flickr)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.6 days su...

Soybeans blooming reached 90 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 89 percent. (WJBC file photo) By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 4.5 days suitable for field work during the week ending Augu...

The fair runs through Sunday. More information can be found at mcleancountyfair.org. (WJBC file photo)By 25 News and WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – The 91st Annual McLean County Fair got underway Wedne...

Weather this past week was fine for farming in Illinois. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending July 31, 2022. Statewide, the av...

Corn silking reached 60 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 64 percent. Corn dough reached 6 percent, even with the 5-year average. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.1 da...

Corn silking reached 15 percent, compared to the 5 year average of 40 percent. Corn condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 13 percent excellent....