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 […]
Roegge Family Harvest Day Set For Sept. 29
By Benjamin Cox on September 24, 2021 at 9:40am
Two area businesses are coming together with the Cass County community to help support a family who lost a loved one unexpectedly two weeks ago. Matt Roegge died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 8th in Springfield. Roegge was a well-known and well-respected member of the Arenzville community where he was a member of the Illinois Farm […]
Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau Announces Annual Fire Protection District Grants
By Benjamin Cox on August 6, 2021 at 9:21am
The Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau has announced an annual grant to help local fire departments. The farm bureau is making an annual grant for up to $10,000 open to local districts for items and essential needs to help the fire districts be prepared for rural and farm emergencies. Applications for the grant are now being accepted. […]
IL Crops Beat USDA Predictions in 2020
By Benjamin Cox on December 30, 2020 at 9:56am
Illinois farmers had their harvest end on a high note this year. In just a few short months, the 2020 corn and soybean harvest was a major concern for farmers. By harvest time, the anxiety subsided as yields for Illinois corn and soybeans beat US Department of Agriculture predictions. A sharp rise in commodity prices […]
Hurrelbrink Selected to GROWMARK Board of Directors
By Benjamin Cox on December 9, 2020 at 9:13am
A Winchester-area farmer was recently elected to the Growmark, Inc. board of directors. Jeff Hurrelbrink of Winchester was selected to Growmark’s board during the cooperative’s annual meeting. Hurrelbrink will succeed David Watt of Murrayville, who retired after serving 18 years. According to the Pike-Scott Farm Bureau newsletter, Hurrelbrink operates a grain farm with his father […]