Budget policy fits farmers’ needs
House and Senate budget negotiators have committed an extra $79 billion to agriculture.
Start scouting: It may be another bad year for insects in the alfalfa fields.
Scouting the best defense agains the alfalfa weevil and potato leafhoppers now showing up in area alfalfa fields.
Canfield Fair boosts premiums for top hay and grain entries
The new first-place premium in four classes - grain seeds, wheat, oats and "other grain" - have been doubled, from $5 to $10 per winning entry. Second-place premiums in those classes were increased to $5, from $4.
Student life during the Depression
A new oral history project at the University of Illinois is helping to recover the routine and preserve the ordinary through the memories of Depression era undergraduates.
Compact’s future rests on the Hill
Legislation introduced to extend the Northeast Dairy Compact and to create a Southern Dairy Compact.
Study shows benefit of mastitis control
Wisconsin dairies with serious subclinieal mastitis problems are up to seven times more likely to have antibiotic residues in their milk than producers with herds that have a low incidence of mastitis, according to the study.
Corn growers push counter-cyclical plan
National association proposes giving growers the support they need - only when they need it.
USDA upholds roadless protections rule
Secretary of Agriculture Veneman announces additional actions to address reasonable concerns to ensure responsible implementation.
Guest Commentary: Don’t back away from biotechnology
Emerson Nafziger, crop production specialist with University of Illinois Extension, writes about the unfortunate tendency to condemn GM crops before their benefits have been realized.
With herbicides, it’s no rain, no gain
Herbicides applied at planting need a half inch to 1 inch of rainfall within seven to 10 days, and more rain is needed in overly dry soils.
