The East Peoria Festival of Lights returns this weekend, the Parade of Lights on Saturday, Nov. 20. Marking 37 years of holiday cheer, the festival begins with the Parade of Lights…
Four Peoria area businesses were among the 28 small businesses that were recognized by The Illinois Office of Tourism as part of the Illinois Made program The program recognizes each…
The excitement for the start of harvest went up in flames in a matter of minutes on Ropp Farms near Normal in McLean County. And it left veteran farmer Ken Ropp and his farm manager,…
This week in agriculture we have reports on a soy-based dust deterrent trial at county elevators, Illinois State Fair attendance and revenue numbers, county row crop production estimates…
Agriculture study remains fruitful as students return in person to the four state universities with agricultural programs. With COVID mitigation guidelines in place, classroom space…
There 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….
As 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…
This 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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In this week’s report, we have results from Illinois’ yearly crop production ...
