Hood Named 2022 Illinois FFA President
By Benjamin Cox on June 17, 2022 at 3:58pm
A 2022 graduate of Schuyler-Industry High School has been named the 2022 Illinois FFA President. Rachel Hood secured the honor as the Illinois FFA Convention wrapped up in Springfield today in a vote by the more than 5,000 members who attended. Hood told RFD Today’s Jim Taylor it’s an honor to represent the state and […]
IC To Get Endowment From GROWMARK, Inc. in Honor of Spradlin
By Benjamin Cox on February 23, 2022 at 5:11am
Illinois College is getting a financial gift in honor of a retiring CEO of a major agriculture business. GROWMARK, Inc. is honoring the 40-year career of CEO James Spradlin with substantial financial gifts to IC. Spradlin is retiring from GROWMARK at the end of this month. The GROWMARK Foundation is providing $50,000 to establish the […]
Pike-Scott Farm Bureau Holds 4th Annual Meeting
By Benjamin Cox on February 21, 2022 at 3:52pm
The Pike-Scott Farm Bureau held its 4th Annual Meeting this past Wednesday and installed a new member to its board. The members elected Craig Ator, Eric Bradshaw, Bryan Koeller, Andy Sellars, Andy Sprague, and Brandon Whewell to each serve a three year term of office. Ator was elected for his first term. David Barton was […]
Davis Picks Up Endorsement From IL Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR PAC
By Benjamin Cox on February 19, 2022 at 9:00am
Congressman Rodney Davis picked up a major endorsement on Thursday in his bid to win the 15th Congressional District, and defeat a primary challenge. Farmer trustees from the Illinois Farm Bureau in what will be the 15th Congressional District unanimously endorsed Davis for the upcoming seat. The endorsement by the Farm Bureau’s ACTIVATOR political action […]
IL Corn Marketing Board To Hold Vote March 29 on Corn Checkoff
By Benjamin Cox on February 19, 2022 at 8:45am
The Illinois Corn Marketing Board is holding a vote on a referendum to raise the corn checkoff rate next month. The Illinois Department of Agriculture held a public meeting February 10th to allow for public comment regarding the rate rising from 5/8 of a cent to 7/8 of a cent per bushel. After hearing that […]
IL Farm Bureau To Hold Own Informational Meetings About Heartland Greenway Project
By Benjamin Cox on February 9, 2022 at 2:10pm
The Illinois Farm Bureau is working hard to keep its members informed about the carbon capture pipeline called Heartland Greenway coming to Central Illinois in the next few years. Preliminary designs show the Heartland Greenway pipeline entering Illinois near western Hancock County then traveling north and east through Adams, Brown, Christian, Fulton, Henry, Knox, McDonough, […]
Morrow Named New Pike-Scott Farm Bureau Executive Director
By Benjamin Cox on February 3, 2022 at 12:18pm
The Pike-Scott Farm Bureau has named its new Executive Director. Starting June 1, Jenna Morrow will be the new Executive Director of the Pike-Scott Farm Bureau, replacing Blake Roderick who is retiring at the end of May. Morrow is a Pike County native and a resident of rural Pittsfield. She currently teaches at Pleasant Hill […]
Retail Fertilizer Price Rise To Cause Food Cost Inflation in 2022
By Benjamin Cox on January 3, 2022 at 1:17pm
Retail fertilizer prices have risen to record highs, starting in the Fall. According to a DTN survey in November, 7 of 8 major fertilizer prices posted an average cost of $522 a ton in the fourth week of October. According to RFD-TV, a December report showed that recorded prices are starting to slow down some […]
Beard: Farm Equipment Deliveries Delayed, Prices Up
By Benjamin Cox on December 23, 2021 at 9:19am
Farmers in Illinois are going to have to wait to get new farm equipment. Jerry Beard of Beard Implement Company in Arenzville recently told The Center Square that farmers in the area are going to have to pay top dollar for new equipment and wait until 2023 to get it. Starting earlier this year, wait […]
Marr Named President of IL Corn Growers Association for 21-22
By Benjamin Cox on November 29, 2021 at 7:12am
A well-known farmer in the Jacksonville area has been named president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association for the 2021-2022 year. Marty Marr of Jacksonville was elected president at the ICGA’s re-organizational meeting held last Tuesday. Marr has served on the ICGA board for eight years, most recently as vice president. He will continue his […]