East Peoria ready for annual Festival of Lights
November 19, 2020The East Peoria Festival of Lights is a 2020 contender for season 8 of “The Great Christmas Light Fight” on ABC TV. The 36th annual East Peoria Festival of Lights will take place…
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R.F.D. News & Views: Production forecast lowers corn expectations
November 18, 2020Corn gained value last week when the USDA lowered its projected 2020 yield estimate for Illinois, but was harvest size again impacted by weather after the latest wind storms? We also…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: 2020 harvest wrapping up
November 11, 2020With a string of favorable weather, harvest is wrapping up in Illinois; we have the latest statistics. Also in farm and rural news this week: the Illinois Farm Bureau and others in…
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Organizations help schools plant, grow school gardens
November 9, 2020University of Illinois Extension staff from horticulture, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—Education (SNAP-Ed), and 4-H teamed up to provide training to teachers, administrators,…
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Talk to focus on how election will impact rural America
November 5, 2020University of Illinois Extension, along with Rural Partners, will discuss how the results of the Nov. 3 election will impact rural communities in Illinois and the country…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Stakeholders laud lock and dam reopenings
October 29, 2020As harvest wraps up in parts of Illinois, many farmers are increasing fall wheat planting to take advantage of higher prices. Also making news this week: the window is closing for pig…
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New restrictions put indoor winter sports on hold
October 27, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced new guidelines for youth and adult winter sports on Tuesday, Oct. 27 that temporarily put a…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: ‘Perfect Storm’ conditions spark field fires
October 21, 2020For the second time this summer, a wind-related calamity leads our weekly farm news headlines; we have info on the cluster of crop field fires that occurred last week. Also in the news:…
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