SEASON HIT OR MISS FOR SPECIALTY CROPS IN ILLINOIS
Rainy weather and flooding earlier in the planting season has had a mixed impact on specialty-crop farmers this season as they dealt with a saturated ground. For Lynnville farmer Dave … Read More
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WORKING ON MONARCHS: ILLINOIS HOLDS A CENTRAL ROLE IN BUTTERFLIES
Illinois is literally in the center of the area of interest for monarch butterflies and real effort is being made, says a Wednesday Chicago Sun Times story. The Illinois Monarch … Read More
ILLINOIS, OTHER STATES, REDUCING NUMBER OF OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS
A new report found it is becoming less common for workers to be prescribed painkillers after an on-the-job injury in Illinois. The Workers Compensation Research Institute found the percentage of … Read More
VARIABILITY CONTINUES TO AFFECT GROWING SEASON
One thing that has been consistent with this year’s planting and growing season has been variability, and there are no indications this will end any time soon, says Karl Seltzer, … Read More
PENCE: USMCA COULD BE ‘TEMPLATE’ FOR FUTURE TRADE DEALS
Vice President Mike Pence said Monday that the trade agreement the Trump administration has forged with Mexico and Canada could be the “template for all our future trade deals” with … Read More
JAPAN TRADE AGREEMENT IS DAIRY INDUSTRY PRIORITY
In an effort organized by the National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council, 70 dairy companies, farmer-owned cooperatives and associations sent a letter Monday to the U.S. … Read More
U.S. PORK’S MISSED OPPORTUNITY IN CHINA
The African swine fever outbreak that has decimated China’s pig herds and boosted the country’s demand for imported protein would normally be a boon for U.S. pork exporters. But the … Read More
WASHING RAW POULTRY IS FOOD SAFETY RISK
A study from the USDA reveals that individuals are putting themselves at risk of illness when they wash or rinse raw poultry. The results of the observational study showed how … Read More
USDA TOOL HELPS FARMERS CLEAN YIELD DATA
While yield monitors provide on-the-go information throughout each field, farmers should make sure they obtain “clean” data before using it to make application decisions for subsequent crops, according to Scott … Read More
RECESSION ALARM BELLS ARE RINGING
Recession fears rose on Wednesday after an uncommon bond market event, known as an “inversion” of the yield curve, signaled that a downturn is likely approaching. The last yield curve … Read More