Farm
1 year ago
Meet Queen Natalie

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A soon-to-be college junior studying pre-veterinary is your hostess […]

Agriculture
1 year ago
Illinois crop progress and condition report

Corn and soybeans ahead of five-year average.

Springfield farm on 7/6
Agriculture
1 year ago
Illinois crop progress and condition report

Corn and soybeans ahead of 5-year average.

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.

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.

John Deere showroom
Agriculture
1 year ago
John Deere Q2 results top Street but it cuts 2024 profit outlook again as farmers buy fewer tractors

Deere’s fiscal second-quarter results beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the company lowered its full-year profit forecast for a second time as farmers buy fewer tractors and other equipment as they deal with declining prices for their crops.

Agriculture
1 year ago
Nikki apprehensive about Farm Bill

Wonders if GOP will deliver something she can support

Cicada
Agriculture
1 year ago
Countdown to Cicada Cacophony

The good news is cicadas aren’t interested in dining on farm fields. Periodical cicadas belong to the order, Hemiptera, which includes some irritating agricultural pests such as stink bugs and aphids.