R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: ICF seeks conservation hero
July 2, 2020With another growing season in full bloom, Illinois farmers are ahead of the average in corn and soybean planting pace. However, crop quality conditions are varying statewide. Other…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Fair canceled, but Pork Power T-shirts still for sale
June 25, 2020This week’s farm and rural news roundup features the latest salvo from agriculture over the dicamba ban controversy — this week in the form of an amicus brief from Illinois farm…
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RFD News & Views: Loss of state fairs ‘heartbreaking’ to FFA kids
June 18, 2020The week in agricultural news was capped by the revelation that corn farmers could lose up to $89 per acre in value on their 2020 crop due to the novel coronavirus. Also in the news:…
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Project acts on protecting Illinois’ monarchs
June 12, 2020Each spring, Illinois honors the state insect, the Monarch Butterfly. But, University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Kelly Allsup says “Illinois residents should be…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: It’s flooding again and is it 2019 redux?
May 28, 2020This week’s news for Illinois farmers and rural dwellers includes more details on how farmers can apply for emergency relief funding under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program,…
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RFD News & Views: LaHood responds to pork producers
May 21, 2020This week’s farm and rural news roundup offers perspective on rising egg prices, aid for producers dealing with herd depopulation and a controversial merger of grain companies along…
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