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The blue corduroy jacket worn by high school students in FFA, formerly the Future Farmers of America, is an icon of rural life. To the average city…
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A huge new rail yard has been buzzing on the outskirts of Decatur, Ill. Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) recently opened the 275-acre…
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Chicago-based singer-songwriter Susan Werner has worked on concept albums before – from jazz standards to pop classics to Gospel music for agnostics. But…
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Last summer’s drought knocked the nation’s corn exports to the mat. And while U.S. farmers may be getting up from that punch, it may take them longer to…
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Farmers across Illinois and other midwest states are worried about their berries, peaches and tomatoes thanks to a newly arrived pest. The spotted wing…
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The U.S. Drought Monitor has expanded the area in Illinois considered to be in "moderate drought." State Climatologist Jim Angel says exceptionally dry…
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Farmers across the country received more than $17-Billion in federal crop insurance payouts after last year’s drought. A report by one environmental group…
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Organizers of this year's Farm Progress Show say they'll wait to decide whether to keep an onsite annex when the nation's largest outdoor farm show…
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West central Illinois is now in what is being called a moderate drought. That's despite a relatively cool and wet start to the summer.The US Drought…
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The State Journal-Register's Business Editor Tim Landis joins us to talk about the possibility of faster freight trains along Springfield's Third Street…