It’s the worst of times for Sycamore, county farmers
June 26, 2019This spring has featured one of the worst planting seasons in memory for farmers around Sycamore and throughout DeKalb County. “It’s been terrible,” said Mark Tuttle, president…
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R.F.D. News & Views: Farmers getting flood relief
June 26, 2019With emergency declarations now covering 37 Illinois counties, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced last week he would take additional steps to assist farmers hurt by record rainfall and flooding;…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Special initiatives, sowing oats and more
March 14, 2019In this week’s column, we have dates for the implementation of key facets of the 2018 Farm Bill, including deadlines for Illinois conservation programs. Also this week: the University…
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More young women choosing the ag life and leadership in FFA
March 13, 2019When Danielle Stewart was a Eureka High School freshman, she went to a Future Farmers of America Meeting, afterward vowing never to return. “I was really quiet, and I would’ve…
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Annie’s Project draws diverse farm women together
March 11, 2019The women attending the first of six scheduled “Annie’s Project– Empowering Women in Agriculture” sessions in Peoria were representative of the demographics of a typical…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: USMCA ratification, shutdown delays, portrait of farm family and more
March 7, 2019This week we have a report from the recent ILSoyAdvisor Better Beans series on why farmers are going to suffer from the lack of Market Facilitation Program payments in 2019, along with…
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