Category Archives: Agribusiness

The corn condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. (Facebook/IL Corn) By USDA SPRINGFIELD – There were 6.1 days suitabl...

Soybeans planted reached 80 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 53 percent. (WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – There were 3.7 days suitable for field work during the week ending...

Rainy conditions hindered farmers ability to plant cash crops in the past week. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave Dahl and Blake HaasSPRINGFIELD – Rainy conditions hindered farmers’ abili...

According to the USDA crop report, 74 percent of corn has been planted, compared to 61 percent for the five-year average. (Facebook/IL Corn) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Planting across Illin...

The statewide average temperature was 55.4 degrees, 3.7 cooler than normal. Precipitation averaged almost 1.6 inches, where an even inch would be normal. (Facebook/IL Corn)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD R...

USDA statistician Steve Parn said some farmers are even planting soybeans ahead of corn. (WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Weather last week in Illinois was warm and damp for farmers,...

State statistician Mark Schleusener says the state's average temperature was 45.9 degrees, almost ten degrees cooler than normal. (WJBC file photo)   By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Some cold so...

The weather was warm and wet last week, state averages almost sixty degrees and almost two inches, both well above normal. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Let's talk crop progre...

Winter wheat is two percent headed, with no numbers from the state’s two major cash crops. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It's time to start the weekly USDA Illinois crop...

Kelly Lay told WJBC’s Marc Strauss the bill is receiving support from small towns across the state. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Small business farmers across th...