R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Farm Safety Week
September 22, 2021There is a lot of farm and rural news to catch up with from the past week, including the Biden administration’s reversal on doing away with the stepped-up basis in farm inheritance….
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IDOT marks halfway point of $167 million McClugage Bridge project
September 20, 2021As one of the state’s largest infrastructure projects, the $167 million McClugage Bridge near Peoria, built just after World War II, will be upgraded with a new, modern design that…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Pandemic assistance available for specialty farmers
September 15, 2021This week in farm and rural news we have a summary of the September USDA-WASDE report indicating stronger harvest yields for corn and soybeans. We also have info on more pandemic-related…
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Morton Pumpkin Festival returns for its 55th year
September 5, 2021In 1967, the first Morton Pumpkin Festival was organized by the Morton Chamber of Commerce as an annual fundraiser and celebration of the beginning of the pumpkin harvest and canning…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Crop condition continues downward tumble
September 1, 2021Corn condition continues to spiral downward in the U.S. and here in Illinois, following a 2 percentage point drop in mid-August. Also: Illinois Master Farmers were honored this week…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Illinois FFA youth leaders recognized
August 25, 2021Illinois First Lady invests in tomorrow’s ag leaders SPRINGFIELD — Let’s start our ISF Ag Day roundup with one of the final events of the day: the highly anticipated Sale of Champions….
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Lawmakers celebrate Illinois’ role in distribution of penicillin
August 18, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers gathered Tuesday, Aug. 17 at the University of Illinois Springfield to designate a new state microbe and add agriculture sciences to the list of courses that…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: IFB backs Biden infrastructure plan
August 18, 2021Much of the truck tailgate talk going around farms last week concerned the Biden administration’s proposed infrastructure package, which could have positive impacts on rural communities…
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