Central Illinois farmer raises bison
David Ruhter’s Prairie Rim Ranch business cards include a tidbit of information beyond phone number that is thought-provoking: “Bison — Feeding America for over 10,000 years.”
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Organic farm field day examines sustainability
There are many pieces to creating a sustainable food system, and each of those parts were the focus of a recent field day at PrairiErth Farm.
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Hunger Action Month ends, but need exists all year
Hoosier Hills Food Bank was one of several pantries to take part in Hunger Action Month — a time for people to raise awareness and take action against food insecurity.
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Berry good season harvesting aronia berries
For Jeff Warren, autumn means watching the foliage turn from lush green to gold and red and orange from the deck of his house just outside town.
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Growmark reports year-end finances

Thursday, September 29, 2016 5:00 PM

Growmark announced its estimated financial results for fiscal year 2016. CEO Jim Spradlin reported unaudited, estimated sales of $7.1 billion, down from $8.7 billion last year.

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Growmark acquires propane terminal

Thursday, September 29, 2016 3:00 PM

Growmark acquired a propane terminal in Plattsburg, Mo., the company announced. It is connected to the ONEOK pipeline, has 270,000 gallons of storage and the capability to load out two trucks at once.

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Growmark to build fertilizer facility

Thursday, September 29, 2016 1:00 PM

Growmark announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art fertilizer facility in Ayr, Ontario. It will be managed by FS Partners.

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Growmark honors award winners

Thursday, September 29, 2016 11:00 AM

GROWMARK announced its yearly award winners during its annual meeting. Five supply member cooperatives were recognized by Growmark for business performance improvement.

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Growmark sponsors essay contest

Thursday, September 29, 2016 9:00 AM

The theme for the 2017 Growmark Essay Contest is: “What value do cooperatives provide to today’s farmers?” The contest is open to all high school FFA members in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.

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Rural Voices

FFA officers busy advocating for ag

The state officer team has been incredibly busy ever since we were elected. Some of the events we have attended seemed to have focused around one central theme: maximizing awareness.
Tropical weather spawns ongoing disease issues

SPONSORED: When the weather turns tropical in Illinois, corn diseases that love heat and humidity take over.
Read this: There’s too many laws

I love to read. I always have. When Mrs. Ash introduced me to Dick, Jane, Sally, Puff and Spot in first grade, my world expanded, and my passion for the written word was borne.
Leaf diseases show up late in Indiana corn crop

SPONSORED: Leaf diseases in the Indiana corn crop took a while to show up, but the good news is that their late arrival should do little damage to the crop, said Kiersten Wise, associate professor of botany and plant pathology at Purdue University.
Soybean board freshens strategic plan

The Illinois Soybean Association membership and checkoff programs kicked off a new fiscal year last month with an updated strategic direction for 2017-2020. With the first-ever USDA estimation of an average state soybean yield of 60 bushels per acre, ISA inches ever closer to our target of using 600 million bushels of Illinois soybeans by 2020.

Field Editor Blogs

Big news about Palmer amaranth

It happened so fast in so many ways. Palmer amaranth has marched right into Illinois fields from the South, and its stubborn invasiveness is hard to beat. Killing off the weed wasn’t so much of an issue three or four years ago, but today it’s a doozy.
Mazes lead to corny good times

It’s no secret that I love the agriculture industry, and I am passionate about advocating for agriculture and helping to preserve the future of the industry.
Be patient our you’ll be a patient

I highly doubt that what I’m about to write will be read by the folks that it’s aimed at because they’re clueless about agriculture, but here goes. Harvest is in high gear, and motorists need to be alert and be patient — or you will be a patient.
Reaching noteworthy milestones

No matter what the occasion is or what is being celebrated, whether it is graduating college or learning to ride a bicycle without training wheels, a milestone of any kind is something that deserves fanfare of some kind.
What will ag mergers mean to farmers?

Several years ago while attending Beck’s first field day at its Central Illinois Practice Research Farm near Downs, I received a poster that broke down which company owns various seed products. There were many that I was aware of, but also some surprises.

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