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An update from COUNTRY Financial

Doug Yoder, COUNTRY Financial’s crop agency manager, Lindsey Rinkenberger, director of commercial agribusiness underwriting, and Jake Hankins, a farm certified representative in Shelbyville, discuss the record claims year and more … Read More

Let’s talk with Case IH

Leo Bose, harvesting marketing lead for Case IH, discusses the new Axial-Flow® 160 Series combine, which brings the power of AFS Harvest Command™ to a Class 6 and Class 7 … Read More

ISPFMRA: Farmland values holding steady

Farmland values may have leveled off the first half of 2023 compared to last year, but that doesn’t mean a buyer’s market has returned. Luke Worrell, of Worrell Land Services, … Read More

Vilsack unveils funding for renewable energy projects

Illinois will receive nearly $8.6 million in grants to fund 274 projects statewide to install renewable energy components, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced during the Farm Progress Show. Find out … Read More

Discover innovation and expertise at DEKALB Asgrow’s Farm Progress Show experience

The DEKALB Asgrow tent, located at booth 213, is designed to offer a complete experience at the Farm Progress Show. The RFD Radio Network sat down with DEKALB Brand Manager … Read More

Zimmer Seed celebrates 85 years with DEKALB

“The No. 1 thing is we’ve enjoyed working with our neighbors and area farmers and helping them improve profitability, not only with seed but through services,” said Doug Zimmer. It’s … Read More

FSA raises livestock disaster payment rate to cover heat, humidity losses

Livestock producers who lost cattle this summer due to extreme heat and humidity will see an increase in payment rates under the Livestock Indemnity Program. USDA’s Farm Service Agency said … Read More

IFB reiterates call for EPA to withdraw PFAS proposal

In comments submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert Jr. said classifying any category of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as “hazardous substances” under … Read More

Machinery Pete: Used equipment inventory rebounding

The pandemic created all sorts of widely reported supply chain issues, which impacted production of new equipment. That’s led to a the meteoric rise in equipment market values in recent … Read More

Why a heat dome is creating blistering temperatures

What is a heat dome, how is it created and how does it affect weather? Duane Friend, University of Illinois Extension educator, shares all the details and important safety tips … Read More

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