USDA to Issue $1.3 Billion to Specialty Crop Producers Through Second Marketing Assistance Program Payment SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 29, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture…
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Illinois wheat producers approved a measure to bring a wheat check-off program to the State of Illinois. By a vote of 207 to 69, producers…
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By Joanie Stiers Always take your lunch box along. Accept the statement as words of wisdom or a standing joke among the farm crew. On…
Read MoreUSDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Illinois Impacted by Recent Severe Weather, Tornadoes and Flooding Springfield, Illinois, April 9, 2025 – Agricultural operations…
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The Will-South Cook Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a poster contest for grades K-12. The 2025 theme, “Home is Where the Habitat Is,”…
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Warren G. Schultz, age 88, of Manhattan, passed away on March 25, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Warren was born on February…
Read More By Joanie Stiers Dad lifts the side panel of the combine to expose the gears, bearings, pulleys, chains and belts. And every single time, I’m…
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Ronald E. Wagner “Ron”, age 81, passed away peacefully at home on March 25, 2025. He is survived by his devoted wife of 53 years,…
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Farmland values are “softening” with “some downward pressure on rental agreements” according to the 2025 Illinois Farmland Values and Lease Trends Report released recently at…
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