Springfield farm on 7/6
Agriculture
1 year ago
Crop Report: Corn silking and soybeans blooming better than 5-year average

Majority of corn is in good to excellent condition.

John Deere
Agriculture
1 year ago
Struggling with falling demand for farm equipment, Deere & Co. announces nearly 600 layoffs

Deere said the production positions being cut are concentrated at two factories in Iowa and one at its home base in Moline.

Illinois State Fair
Local
1 year ago
IDNR offers free campsites during State Fair

Twenty-five campsites have been set aside at each park for this promotion.

farmer biofuel carbon capture
Agriculture
1 year ago
Biofuel groups envision ethanol-powered jets. But fueling the effort has not been easy

The plan relies on federal tax credits triggered by capturing carbon dioxide at refineries and then moving the gas hundreds of miles through pipelines that would snake across the Midwest, including beneath farmers’ fields.

Agriculture
1 year ago
Crop Report: Corn and soybeans are a bit ahead of the 5-year average

Corn planted reached 93 percent, compared to the 5-yearaverage of 92 percent.

Farmer fertilizing field
Agriculture
1 year ago
$14.8 million awarded by USDA for new fertilizer facility in Springfield

Sul4r Plus LLC has been awarded a $14.8 million grant to fund the construction and equipping of a new fertilizer facility in Springfield, Illinois.

Agriculture
1 year ago
Official state mushroom

Calvatia Gigantea

Midwest Farm
Agriculture
1 year ago
House Farm Bill Text Details

The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday released a comprehensive farm bill text that would increase Title I farm subsidies and crop insurance premium subsidies by between $50 billion and $53 billion over 10 years.