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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio

Tuesday, March 7 by Jc Tinsley

USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) remindsIllinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio producers that the final date to apply for insurance coverageon spring barley, burley tobacco, cabbage, corn, cucumbers, dry beans, forage seeding, grainsorghum, green peas, hybrid seed corn, oats, popcorn, potatoes, processing beans, processingpumpkins, processing... Read More.

IDOA NOW ACCEPTING SPECIALTY CROP GRANT PROPOSALS

Thursday, March 2 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is now accepting proposals for federal specialty crop grants. The agency anticipates Illinois will receive roughly $525,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to distribute to state projects; however, the exact dollar amount has yet to... Read More.

White County Crop Tour: Long fall ahead for White County farmers

Monday, August 29 by Jc Tinsley

Matt Rhinehart of Crossville counts ears in a corn field in Emma Township as part of the 2016 White County Crop Tour. The extended planting season is evident in the maturing corn fields throughout White County, according to the participants of this year’s White... Read More.

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White County Crop Tour scheduled for August 26

Friday, August 19 by Jc Tinsley

The 20th annual White County Crop Tour will be held on Friday, August 26, 2016. Individuals are invited for breakfast refreshments the morning of the program starting at 7:00 a.m. in the basement meeting room of the Farm Bureau Building in Carmi. Teams will depart... Read More.

McLeansboro, Raleigh kids among 2016 Cream of the Crop Photo Winners

Monday, August 8 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today announced the winners of the 2016 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest. The annual contest encourages young photographers to share their vision of agriculture in our state. “The imagination of our children never fails to amaze and is clearly... Read More.

USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting

Friday, June 3 by Jc Tinsley

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, June 2, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that farmers and ranchers filing crop acreage reports with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and participating insurance providers approved by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) now can provide the common information... Read More.

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U of I Extension Office to host On-Farm Spring Cover Crop Field Day

Monday, March 7 by Jc Tinsley

Lifelong row crop farmer and Hamilton County, Illinois resident, Jr. Upton, will be hosting a cover crop field day at his farm near Springerton, IL on Friday, April 1, 2016. Jr. has been using cover crops on his farm for over 50 years, annually... Read More.

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