Category Archives: Ask The Expert: Agriculture
Illinois corn harvesting has begun
Mark Schleusener, state statistician, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, says Illinois’ corn harvest has just begun. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois ...
Sep 15, 2020
Rainy weather pushed cash crops last week
Corn's 86 percent in the dent stage or beyond and 23 percent mature, with 70 percent rated good-to-excellent. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Rainy weather pushed the two ...
Sep 09, 2020
Illinois starting to show up on NOAA Drought Monitor
Corn is twelve percent mature. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Despite the rain of this summer, parts of Illinois are starting to show up on the NOAA Drought Monitor."It's n...
Sep 01, 2020
Hot and dry days making commodity markets “jittery”
Recent heavy rains are making the markets jittery. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas NORMAL – While wet conditions mixed with a cold snap provided tough planting for farmers, recent hot ...
Jul 15, 2020
USDA State Statistician: “It’s time to plant crops”
Farmers are getting their fields ready for planting. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The farmers are taking a look at the possibilities of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pande...
Apr 07, 2020
PODCAST: Don Meyer, McLean County Ag. History
McLean County Ag History Don Meyer talked with WJBC’s Marc Strauss about McLean County Ag. History. (Photo Flickr/2sirius) In his July episode of McLean County Ag History, Don Meyer explains how...
Aug 15, 2019
Ask The Expert: Agriculture Test
If you ate today, thank a farmer.
Jul 16, 2017
