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Agriculture
1 year ago
Detasseling corn used to be a rite of passage for some young people in the Midwest. Jason Cope, co-founder of farm tech company PowerPollen, thinks it’s essential to mechanize arduous tasks like detasseling.
Agriculture
1 year ago
Oct. 26 is National Pumpkin Day.
Farm
1 year ago
Illinois may be home to the Pumpkin Capital of the World, but the winner of the largest pumpkin this year is from Minnesota.
Agriculture
1 year ago
One Illinois farmer said his yield has dropped by about 60% since last year.
Agriculture
1 year ago
“When Donald Trump gets me inside the building I’m standing outside of right now, it won’t be this way anymore. American agriculture will come roaring back, and so will American health.”
Local
1 year ago
Because of the success of the fair this year the amount of the checks to the various groups was increased by 20%.
