Posts Tagged ‘soybeans’
Illinois tops in soy, second in corn
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek Illinois once again produced some of the largest crops of any state in the nation despite drought and other weather challenges last year, according to USDA’s…
Read MoreA dry time for farmers
With farmers finishing up the summer wheat harvest amid a substantial drought, it’s currently looking to be a mixed year for agriculture in Monroe County. Per Farm Week, the entire…
Read MoreLocal bean harvest wrapping up
Soybeans are the final of three main field crops grown across Monroe County every year. What are termed first crop beans have been harvested in billowing clouds of dust across…
Read MoreDurbin: farmers treated unfairly
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) released a statement earlier this month accusing the United States Department of Agriculture of treating Illinois soybean farmers unfairly by playing favorites with trade war…
Read MoreIt’s fall harvest time in Monroe County
Farming has been described as gambling without going to a casino, and this year has certainly raised the stakes for many area farmers. The results for any given year…
Read MoreThis year’s corn harvest among best ever
By ALAN DOOLEY Following on the heels of a great wheat harvest this past spring, positive results are coming in for this year’s corn crop in Monroe County. Some are…
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