INDIANAPOLIS — More than 200 high school students visited the Indiana State Fair to learn about careers in the agriculture industry.
INDIANAPOLIS — Hundreds of goods from all corners of the state were for sale at the State Fair’s Indiana Grown Marketplace.
INDIANAPOLIS — A 1,960-pound cheese sculpture was unveiled at the Indiana State Fair in honor of dairy farmers.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University veterinarian was recently honored for her contributions in introducing grade-school children to veterinary medicine.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University will be home to a one-of-a-kind lab with the goal of increasing awareness and developing environments for food safety around the world.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — What began two years ago as an idea of two Champaign County farmers has spread across the Prairie State.
ATLANTA, Ill. — The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition heard details of new central Illinois initiatives that are developing local food infrastructure during a visit to the PrairiErth Food Hub facility.
INDIANAPOLIS — During each day of the 2019 Indiana State Fair, a different Hoosier farm was recognized through the Corteva Agriscience Featured Farmer program.
INDIANAPOLIS — The 17 greatest days of summer may be concluded for the year now that the 2019 Indiana State Fair is over, but the memories that were made and lives that were impacted are not going anywhere.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana FFA members proudly display signs about what agricultural and being an FFA member means to them during the 2019 Indiana State Fair.
Corn silking was at 96%. Corn dough was at 55%, compared to 93% last year and 88% for the five-year average. Corn dented was at 12%, compared to 60% last year and 43% for the five-year average. Corn condition was 4% very poor, 15% poor, 39% fair, 37% good, and 5% excellent. Soybeans blooming was at 89%.
Above-average temperatures coupled with sporadic and, in some areas non-existent rainfall, caused farmers to continue to worry about adequate precipitation during grain fill. In those areas that received rainfall, crop conditions remained steady or slightly improved while areas receiving little to no rainfall saw conditions deteriorate. The 2019 Indiana corn and soybean crops were in much worse shape than they were during the same time in 2018.
CHICAGO — Weather continued to draw concerns from Federal Reserve Districts survey respondents across the Midwest.
JERSEYVILLE, Ill. — Liam Condon, the president of Bayer Crop Science Division, speaks six languages. In addition to English and the Gaelic of his native Ireland, Condon speaks German, French, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese.
JERSEYVILLE, Ill. — When Liam Condon talks, people listen. The president of Bayer’s Crop Science Division has done a lot of talking – and a lot of listening – in the 14 months since the Bayer purchase of Monsanto became final and official in June 2018.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The 2019 Illinois State Fair traditionally opens with a ceremonial ribbon cutting at the main gate. This year was no different, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other state officials did the honors.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — If buildings could smile, this one was. During the two years it was closed during the Illinois State Fair, the Coliseum, far and away the main venue and the most visible one at the Springfield fairgrounds, always seemed a little embarrassed, a once-grand dame trying to cover her face during the very public times of the State Fair.
PRINCETON, Ill. – Bureau County Home and Community Education will sponsor a Pie Contest Sept. 7 at the Homestead Festival. The contest will be in the food tent at Soldiers and Sailors Park, 14 Park Ave. E, Princeton. All pies are to be brought to the park by 9 a.m. The pies will be judged and all pies will be auctioned at noon. Four cash awards will be given.
CHRISNEY, Ind. – The program "Making Effective Presentations – Communicating with Facts, Flair and Fun," will be presented from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. CDT at the Spencer County Youth & Community Center, 1101 E. County Road 800 N, Chrisney. Learn how effective communication skills can help you be heard, change behaviors and make an impact.
STERLING, Ill. — Training is important for livestock producers using a composting system for animal mortalities.
STERLING, Ill. — Composting is one option for managing animal mortalities. “Composting is not just putting stuff in a pile,” said Jay Solomon, University of Illinois Extension educator, energy and environmental stewardship.
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. — How many cucumbers can grow in a high tunnel? Get a good idea when you attend the University of Illinois Extension’s fourth and final twilight meeting.
DU QUOIN, Ill. — One of the main headlines coming out the Du Quoin State Fair Aug. 23-Sept. 2 is the Grandstand lineup, including country artists Wynonna Judd on Aug. 25, and Restless Heart and Shenandoah on Aug. 27.
INDIANAPOLIS — Last year tar spot was a major concern for some growers, contributing to yield losses ranging from 20 to 60 bushels per acre.
VINCENNES, Ind. — Leaders from Vincennes University celebrated the grand opening of a new Agricultural Center Aug. 5.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — According to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, farmers were more optimistic about the agricultural economy in July than they’ve been in quite some time.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — On Sept. 5, Purdue University Extension will host its annual Crops Field Day at the Purdue Agronomy Center for Research and Education in West Lafayette.
INDIANAPOLIS — Most everyone has a hobby, whether it be collecting baseball cards, reading or playing sports.
INDIANAPOLIS — A young fairgoer takes a closer look at a Southdown ewe lamb during the sheep breeding stock show at the Indiana State Fair.
Corn silking was at 93%. Corn dough was at 42%, compared to 89% last year and 76% for the five-year average. Corn condition was 5% very poor, 16% poor, 39% fair, 36% good, and 4% excellent. Soybeans blooming was at 80%, compared to 99% last year and 95% for the five-year average. Soybeans setting pods was at 49%,
Corn and soybean development was impacted by the dry weather last week, and crop conditions declined slightly. Signs of moisture stress were visible across the state, especially in fields with coarse soils. Irrigation was running where available. Producers took advantage of the dry weather to bale hay, though regrowth in hay fields and pastures had slowed.
RANTOUL, Ill. — It took 2,000 workers and 200 teams of horses just two months to complete construction of what was then-Chanute Field in 1917.
RANTOUL, Ill. — Food stands in the food court at the Half Century of Progress show will provide a selection of items, including some new options for 2019.
RANTOUL, Ill. — About 200 booths filled with a selection of items will be featured in the vendors area of the Half Century of Progress show.
DIXON, Ill. – The Illinois State 4-H Dog Show will be Aug. 24 at the Granny Rose K-9 Enrichment Center, 613 River Lane, Dixon. The show site will open at 7 a.m. with check-in for obedience classes at 8 a.m. Check-in for showmanship and rally obedience classes will begin at 1 p.m.
CLOVERDALE, Ind. – The Hoosier Hardwood Festival & Expo will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT Aug. 23-25 at the C Bar C Expo Center, 253 Stardust Road, Cloverdale. The event will include a forestry trade show, lumberjack competition, woodworking demonstrations and amateur axe-throwing competitions.
RANTOUL, Ill. — Touted as the largest vintage farm show, the Half Century of Progress roots date back to its early connection with the Farm Progress Show.
RANTOUL, Ill. — The safety of visitors and exhibitors is a top priority for Half Century of Progress organizers.
RANTOUL, Ill. — The tractor pulls at the Half Century of Progress bring the horsepower, but also something else — a sense of family and community.
RANTOUL, Ill. — Oat threshing demonstrations will be one of the highlights of the Keck-Gonnerman display during the Half Century of Progress show.
RANTOUL, Ill. — Prairie tractors in a variety of colors will plow through the fields during the Half Century of Progress show.
CHICAGO — Planning for a fair amount of weather uncertainty will continue to be a challenge for farmers.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Agriculture is constantly inundated with new technologies, and sorting through this array of products — what fits, what doesn’t — can be both challenging and perplexing.
RANTOUL, Ill. — Plows and planes provide a unique partnership that has blossomed since the first Half Century of Progress Show was held at the former Chanute Air Force Base in 2005.
RANTOUL, Ill. — The Rantoul National Aviation Center, the village-owned airport that has hosted the Half Century of Progress biennially since 2005, was the site of a historic air base that served the nation during war and peace.
DIETERICH, Ill. — When crop production expanded into the prairie virgin soils of western United States and Canada early in the 20th century, a horse-drawn plow wasn’t going to get the job done.
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LEXINGTON, Ill. — Controlling weeds, particularly the growing number that are herbicide resistant, gets more challenging every year.
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LEXINGTON, Ill. — Two newly-released corn and soybean technologies were featured at the recent Mycogen Enlist Field Day at the Illinois State University Farm.
RANTOUL, Ill. — Half Century of Progress visitors can take a trip back into time for a glimpse of what once was a common sight across the Illinois landscape.
BROOKLYN, Ind. — Christopher’s #12 Diner is a cozy, country café in the heart of Brooklyn in Morgan County in central Indiana, where the pace is laid back and the food is made to order.
INDIANAPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski was honored with the Indiana Corn & Soybean Friend of Farmers Award at the Ag Policy Summit July 30.
When you visit a meat plant, humans are completing tasks like stacking pallets and packing chicken drumsticks. But Tyson Foods Inc. thinks robots can do it all.
So far in the Pro Farmer’s crop tour (where they’ve gone thorugh Indiana, Nebraska and Illinois), yields are being pegged all over the place. Indiana is being put around a 161 bushels per acre mark, while Nebraska is showing around 173 bushels per acre.
Steve Hyde of CHS Hedging said choppy trade is “likely to continue” with trade looking at crop results and weather.
The lean hog market is technically oversold, holding a larger than normal discount to the cash market, The Hightower Report said.
The upcoming days will feature a pair of livestock reports, as we will get the Cold Storage report on Thursday. Allendale is projecting 633.631 mln pounds of pork for the end of July, an 11 mln pound increase. Beef is estimated at 397.410 mln pounds, which would be 18% below last year’s mark, but a 3 mln increase from last month.
“Lower prices may be needed to spur demand,” John Payne of Daniel’s Trading said. “The world has an abundance of exportable wheat and the competition between the EU/Ukraine and Russia is likely to keep prices low for the foreseeable future.”
Packers “appear poised to make up for the lost production” with strong profit margins, in the wake of the closed packing house, The Hightower Report said. “This opens the door for a more normal trade and a more normal relationship between cash and futures.”
Support for grains is being found in the ongoing Crop Tour, adding to concerns about the crop not being as good as the USDA is projecting. However, “traders are cautions, as higher trade overnight does not necessarily translate to day session gains,” Allendale said.
Meat exports to China are starting to grow somewhat significantly, according to an analysis by the Livestock Marketing Information Center.
A hot plant is an early warning sign of an under-watered, unhealthy plant, which makes monitoring crop temperatures a priority for many farmers.
A community mourning the death of a 12-year-old Elba boy stepped up after the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo Livestock Sale to purchase his 4-H steer for $63,000.
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service crop progress and conditions for the week ending Aug. 18, 2019:
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A study conducted by two Kansas State University agricultural economics faculty members found that student evaluations are still likely the most common way to determine the effectiveness of education in ag economics classes.
DES MOINES — As usual, Dave Loebsack avoided the limelight.
A number of factors pushed wheat markets lower — plentiful world supplies, slow demand and technical selling, Heesch said.
The grain markets experienced lower trade today with beneficial rains moving through the Midwest, said Ami Heesch, with CHS Hedging.
Hog markets were a little higher Tuesday despite trends in pork product prices. Markets are still trying to recover from recent losses.
Soybeans were up Tuesday as traders are not sure about the size of this year’s crop.
“Corn prices were on the defensive from beneficial moisture moving across the U.S. Midwest and spillover weakness in the wheat market,” Heesch, with CHS Hedging, said. “The corn market does not seem to be bothered by this week’s crop tour findings, despite yields estimated below last year and the three-year average in the Eastern Corn Belt’s key states.”
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