Category Archives: Agribusiness
USDA crop report: Winter wheat harvesting jumped by 21 points in Illinois
Winter wheat harvested for grain was 87 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 79 percent. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 6.4 days suitable for field work during the week e...
Jul 06, 2022
Illinois farmers appear to have made up for a slow start
Corn condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 59 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. (Facebook/IL Corn)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 6.1 days suitable for ...
Jun 28, 2022
Two major cash crops in Illinois much closer to normal progress now
Corn planted reached 95 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 89 percent. Soybeans planted reached 88 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 78 percent. (Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau)By USDA...
Jun 07, 2022
Illinois farmers were able to do some catching up last week
Corn planted reached 55 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 70 percent. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending May 15, 20...
May 17, 2022
Help’s available for farmers who need mental health counseling
State Rep. Tim Butler was at a news conference outside the Illinois Department of Agriculture headquarters on the state fairgrounds in Springfield to help announce a state-funded help line for farmers...
May 11, 2022
Cool and damp weather again hindered Illinois farmers
Corn planted reached 15 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 58 percent. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 1.7 days suitable for field work during the week ending May 8, 202...
May 10, 2022
Only one Illinois crop is making progress
Winter wheat headed was 4 percent, even with the 5-year average. (WJBC File Photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 1.3 days suitable for field work during the week ending April 17, 2022. Statewid...
Apr 19, 2022
Farm groups celebrate legislative victory in just-passed state budget
Illinois Corn Growers Association president Marty Marr, who farms at New Berlin, near Springfield, says the state has needed more veterinarians. (Photo courtesy Illinois Corn Growers Association)By Da...
Apr 13, 2022
Fertilizer prices hit record levels amid the war in Ukraine
Curt Kimmel, Owner of Bates Commodities in Normal spoke with WJBC’s Blake Haas. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Amid an invasion of Ukraine, farmers across Illinois ...
Apr 07, 2022
Local farm bureau donates $2 million for Heartland Community College agriculture facility
The $2 million donation was presented Thursday during the McLean County Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Council breakfast. (Photo courtesy Heartland Community College)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Heart...
Mar 17, 2022
