Posts Tagged ‘FarmWeek’
A bright option for sheep farmers
By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Sunshine might help increase sheep populations in Illinois, according to an Ohio sheep producer. Camren Maierle, an American Lamb Board member, showed Illinois sheep producers photos…
Read MoreEconomic aid available to farmers
By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek Applications are open for a piece of $10 billion in economic assistance available through a new USDA program. The Emergency Commodity Assistance Program provides payments to…
Read MoreManaging tomato diseases in Illinois
By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Tomatoes are growing in popularity as a crop in Illinois. “It’s becoming a tomato state,” said University of Illinois Professor Mohammed Babadoost. While Illinois is known…
Read MoreVenison helps fight food insecurity
Hunters Feeding Illinois is taking a shot at tackling food insecurity throughout the state by connecting hunters, meat processors and food pantries. During the 2024-25 deer hunting season, the program…
Read MoreBird flu, demand drive record egg prices
Consumers are experiencing the highest egg prices in history driven by increased demand and highly pathogenic avian influenza, which could keep the market elevated for a while. The latest report…
Read More‘Is farming worth it?’
By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek For fourth generation rice, corn and soybean farmer Jennifer James, last year was her family’s most financially difficult year. The Arkansas farmer is even more worried…
Read MoreTight supply keeps fertilizer prices high
By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek As farmers enter another year of predictably tight margins, it does not look like fertilizer prices will grant much relief to the balance sheet. “The problem…
Read MoreMonarch butterflies proposed as threatened species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing federal protections for the monarch butterfly. Last month, the service proposed to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species and designate…
Read MoreTariffs would hurt U.S. farmers
Ratcheting up tariffs on U.S. imports of Chinese products would place a target on both U.S. soybeans and corn and create a ripple effect throughout rural economies, according to a…
Read MoreCrop storage capacity concerns
By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek Local elevators across the state are working hard to free up as much bin space as possible before combines start rolling. With a large amount of…
Read MoreHeat drives corn maturation, causing concern
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek After an unseasonably cool start to the grain fill period, a blast of hot air the final week of August kicked the crop maturation process into…
Read MoreUSDA forecasts record yields
Record high corn and soybean yield estimates headlined the USDA’s August crop production report. The agency forecasted a national average corn yield of 183.1 bushels per acre, up 5.8 from…
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