Seminars help empower women in agriculture
January 13, 2019“Annie’s Project – Empowering Women in Agriculture” is being co-sponsored by University of Illinois Extension, Fulton-Mason-Peoria-Tazewell Unit, and Peoria County Farm Bureau…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: WASDE, shutdown impact, pork reviews and more
January 10, 2019A happy new year to all of my readers! Wishing the news was better, but the new year has so far been dominated by news of the partial government shutdown. Guess which business sector…
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McLean County News Briefs
January 9, 2019McLean County Drug overdose deaths declined in 2018 As 2018 came to a close, McLean County officials revealed encouraging statistics concerning the years-long epidemic…
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Winter gardening tips offered in webinar series
January 5, 2019The Four Seasons Gardening – Skype Webinar Series is offered this winter by the University of Illinois Extension horticulture team. Live webinars will be offered three times per…
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Heartland student earns U.S. state department scholarship
January 4, 2019A Heartland Community College student has been selected to receive a prestigious scholarship for study abroad this summer. Heartland student Michael Jackson has been awarded the Benjamin…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Ag committee lead, ethanol markets and more
January 3, 2019This week’s farm and rural news roundup includes details on incoming Governor J.B. Pritzker’s agriculture team, which includes some folks central Illinois farmers may be familiar…
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McLean County News Briefs
January 2, 2019McLean County Bloomington-Normal unemployment rate rose 0.3 percent in November The number of people filing for unemployment in November in the Bloomington-Normal statistical…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Farm bill, change in enterprise unit structure and more
December 27, 2018The good news is that the president has signed the 2018 Farm Bill. The bad news: the government has shut down, and the soybean and corn markets– along with prices– are continuing…
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