Roderick Tapped to Lead Mid-America Port Commission
By Benjamin Cox on July 26, 2023 at 3:32pm
A retired local farm bureau executive has been tapped for a new position. The Journal Courier reports that former Pike-Scott Farm Bureau Executive Director Blake Roderick has been elected chairman of the Mid-America Port Commission. The commission is the largest port district on the upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers. It covers a three-state, 26-county region […]
Emergency Grazing Announced For Central Illinois Counties
By Benjamin Cox on July 23, 2023 at 6:51am
The USDA Farm Service Agency has authorized five Illinois counties to have emergency grazing. USDA FSA Executive Director Scott Halpin announced on Friday that Adams, Hancock, Pike, Randolph, and Schuyler counties are now authorized for emergency grazing use on all eligible Conservation Reserve Program acres during the Primary Nesting Season due to extreme drought conditions. […]
Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau Hosting Land Rights Meeting in July
By Benjamin Cox on June 24, 2023 at 4:50pm
The Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau is hosting an informational meeting in regards to land rights next month. The Journal Courier reports that Illinois Farm Bureau general counsels Laura Harmon and Garrett Thalgott will share information about how people can keep their property safe when structures such as wind and solar farms or pipelines are proposed. The meeting […]
Drought Growing Across Central Illinois
By Benjamin Cox on June 23, 2023 at 6:10am
Areas of severe drought across West Central Illinois continues to grow. Southern Sangamon, most of Macoupin, and the the far southeast tip of Morgan County are the only portions of the listening area not listed in moderate drought this week, according to the National Drought Monitor map released on Thursday. Northwestern Pike County is now […]
Bergschneider Elected 2023 Illinois FFA President
By Benjamin Cox on June 16, 2023 at 8:36am
The Illinois FFA is holding their annual convention in Springfield this week. Yesterday, a new slate of State Officers were elected. The new state president is Thad Bergschneider of Franklin. Bergschneider succeeds 2022 president Rachel Hood of Rushville-Industry. Bergschneider told RFD Illinois that when he was thinking about running for state office, he wanted to […]
Budzinski Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Preserve Rural Star Energy Savings Program in 2023 Farm Bill
By Benjamin Cox on June 7, 2023 at 6:06pm
13th District Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski has joined House Democrats to reauthorize an energy savings program for rural communities. Budzinski along with South Carolina Democrat Jim Clyburn ntroduced the Rural Energy Savings Act of 2023 to reauthorize the Rural Energy Savings Program in the 2023 Farm Bill. First included in the 2014 Farm Bill, the Rural […]
Miller Touts Supreme Court Ruling Against Biden WOTUS Rules
By Benjamin Cox on May 25, 2023 at 5:51pm
15th District Congresswoman Mary Miller and several members of the agriculture community are celebrating a recent ruling of the Supreme Court. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with an Idaho couple over the EPA. The couple was attempting to develop a small lot near Priest Lake but was threatened with citations and told to restore […]
First Baby Born at JMH During National Ag Week Receives Bushel of Gifts From Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau
By Benjamin Cox on March 28, 2023 at 1:34pm
The Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau celebrated National Ag Week by honoring the first baby born during the week at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital. National Ag Week ran from March 19th – 25th. JMH helped welcome Rory Evander Dale Howell to the world on Monday, March 20th. Rory and his parents, Nicholas and Allison Howell of New Berlin, […]
Morgan Co. Commissioners Presented Plaque For Being Supporters of Agriculture
By Benjamin Cox on March 27, 2023 at 8:12pm
The Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau presented the Morgan County Commissioners with a plaque this morning in honor of the county passing a resolution to be supporters of the local farm bureau and in recognition of local agriculture. On March 6th, the Commissioners, in honor of National Ag Month, passed the resolution in support of the 693 […]
Sangamon, Scott, Morgan Rank In Top Ten in the Nation for Soybean Production
By Benjamin Cox on March 23, 2023 at 6:21pm
The USDA National Agriculture Statistic Service (NASS) released county estimates for 2022 corn and soybean production, with Illinois counties holding the top spot for production in both crops. Illinois’ hold as the number one producer of soybeans in the United States remains solid, with the top eleven counties for soybean yield in 2022 located in […]