Effects of the Aug. 10 derecho wind storm can now be documented: USDA has lowered expectations for the 2020 corn harvest. In this week’s farm and rural news report, we will also take…
This week in farm and rural news: the Illinois Farm Bureau has issued a new action report that addresses COVID-19 challenges to agriculture; we will summarize them. Also this week:…
In this week’s farm and rural news roundup, we have news about the Brazil-U.S. trade dispute over ethanol tariffs, Illinois Soybean Association leadership transitions, cover crop…
Independent crop tours across the Midwest are yielding harvest estimates, with early results coming in lower than USDA estimates. Also in this week’s report: more data is available…
The Aug. 10 derecho damaged 10 million acres of crops in Iowa alone, while wind-damaged acreage in Illinois was still being assessed at press time. Meanwhile, crop insurance claims…
Crop conditions are improving heading into an expected bountiful harvest, but prices paid farmers continue to deteriorate. Also this week: an Illinois legislator is working to provide…
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SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, Sept. 16 that he stands ...
