Midwest farmland value is up 15-percent compared to this time last year
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Agriculture / News
Farmers prepare for early harvest with less corn
Fall harvest is a familiar ritual on area farms. But this year, the corn harvest will start much earlier than…
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Agriculture / News
Drought update offers some hope for stressed crops
The devastating drought will likely linger into November, but it’s not likely to get any worse. That’s the word from…
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Agriculture / News
Areas of extreme drought decreasing in Iowa and Illinois
Recent rainfall is slowly helping to reduce the amount of land experiencing extreme drought in Iowa and Illinois.
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Agriculture
Government to buy meat and poultry in effort to help livestock industry
There are varied opinions on whether a government directive to buy more meat and poultry will help stabilize prices or delay inevitable money woes for livestock producers.
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Agriculture / Viral Video
Video: Farm it Maybe
Lil Fred can hardly contain his enthusiasm for being a farm kid with his farming parody of Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”.
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Agriculture
Mercer County teen shows Grand Champion steer
A steer shown by a 16-year-old was chosen as the Grand Champion at this year’s Illinois State Fair.
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Agriculture / News / Weather
Melons Love Our Hot Dry Weather
As the hot dry weather causes more and more of our corn and soybeans to wither and wilt, the Midwest…
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Agriculture / Politics
Loebsack renews call for Farm Bill after viewing drought damage
It’s a long, hard walk for Rep. Dave Loebsack, (D) Iowa, and Muscatine County farmer Doug Nolte. “That is just…
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Agriculture
Ag in the AM: Farmers Needed in Illinois Classrooms
Farmers asked to adopt urban schools to talk about rural life
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Agriculture / News
Henry County corn chopping evidence of national drought disaster
It’s a dramatic and devastating impact from the drought. Extreme weather is forcing some local farmers to give up on…
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Agriculture
Ag in the AM: Lawmakers Head Home Without Farm Bill Action
House lawmakers take August break with Farm Bill unresolved
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Agriculture / News
Drought worsens as disaster declarations increase
New information released on Thursday suggests that the 2012 drought continues to expand. And it’s likely to worsen before it…
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