R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Lambert retiring from NCGA
December 23, 2020RFD News and Views wishes all readers a merry holiday season and best wishes for 2021! Ethanol losses tallied by RFA WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois is currently home to 13 ethanol…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Farm Bureau says Vilsack as ag secretary would work for biofuels
December 18, 2020The big news in agriculture this week was the selection of former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack by President-elect Joe Biden to resume his former post under Biden’s leadership. Meanwhile,…
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Free COVID-19 testing available at state mobile sites
December 9, 2020The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has several mobile testing teams that are dispatched to various locations around the state each week to provide COVID-19 testing. Anyone…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Changes made to cover crop premium rules
December 2, 2020In this week’s farm and rural news report we have a rundown on the cost of your 2020 Thanksgiving meal, along with handy advice for farmers preparing for their year-end appointment…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Pork Power makes holiday food donations
November 26, 2020This Thanksgiving edition of RFD News and views focuses on positive news in the agriculture community. Though we are all fighting our way through a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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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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