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Despite lack of rain; crops look good

A central Illinois farmer says his crops appear to be thriving despite a lack of moisture. “You’re starting to see some cracks in the ground. You know, you’re kind of on the edge right now.” Doug Schroeder, who farms in Champaign and McLean Counties, ...
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More tar spot detections in Illinois

A field agronomist for Beck’s Hybrids says farmers need to scout for tar spot. Chad Kalaher, who covers east central and northeast Illinois, says the disease is being found in an increasing number of cornfields across the Midwest. “So far, what we found in ...
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Hot, humid weather a breeding ground for crop diseases like tar spot

An eastern Iowa farmer is concerned hot, humid weather has created a breeding ground for crop diseases. Billie Danner grows corn and soybeans near West Liberty. “Any fungus we might see, like especially in the corn, tar spot is really at the top of ...
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Crop conditions stellar in Iowa

North-central Iowa farmer Brent Renner tells Brownfield large amounts of rainfall over the last week are impacting crop conditions. “I’m starting to see maybe some, especially in some of the wetter areas, some nitrogen deficiency show up in some of our corn.” The Klemme ...
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Rain welcomed in east central Illinois

An east central Illinois certified crop advisor says weekend rains were needed. Kris Ehler, who’s based in Champaign County, says some farms saw up to three inches of beneficial moisture. “We’ve been pretty dry the last two and a half weeks.”  He says, “You ...
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BASF researching red crown rot

A technical field representative with BASF says new research shows seed treatments can help mitigate yield losses caused by red crown rot. Nick Tinsley says the key is using a higher rate of seed treatment. “Not all seed treatments are going to have activity, ...
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Supreme Court denies Iowa Pork Prop 12 petition

The Supreme Court recently denied a petition filed by the Iowa Pork Producers Association challenging Proposition 12. IPPA attorney Eldon McAfee says the challenge to California’s livestock confinement law was based on constitutional issues. “Some of which were addressed by the dissent mainly in ...
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Southern Illinois farmer switching acres; thankful for dry stretch

A southern Illinois farmer says 2025 will go down as the most challenging of his farming career. “You know, I don’t have much corn planted. This is probably the least amount of corn I’ve ever planted.” Granvil Travis, who has only half of his ...
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Illinois corn improves; beans decline

The USDA says most Illinois farmers have finished planting, and their crops are doing well. Massac County farmer Granvil Travis in far southern Illinois is not one of them. “We’re only about half planted.”  He says, “We’re having to move several hundred acres of ...
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2024 RMA yields trigger some farm safety net payments

A professor of farm management at the University of Illinois says the recently released 2024 yield data from the Risk Management Agency will trigger farm safety net payments for some farmers. Gary Schnitkey says some areas of Illinois should see Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) ...
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A good year for the potatoes

A central Illinois potato grower says it’s been a good year. Kelsey Bess manages Neumiller-Sproule Farms, which grows over 1,000 acres of potatoes on the sandy, irrigated soils of Mason County. “We had a lot of rain up front during the planting season, which ...
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WIU names interim School of Agriculture director

The new interim director of the School of Agriculture at Western Illinois University (WIU) wants to make the program one of the most sought-after in the country. Keela Trennepohl, who’s been an animal science instructor at the school since 2017, tells Brownfield, “I’m so ...
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