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This is the time of year that many farmers apply nitrogen fertilizer to get ready for next year’s crop, now University of Illinois Extension is promoting…
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This is the first week since the partial government shutdown that the USDA has issued its regular update on the fall harvest.The report has the corn…
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The rain that areas of Western Illinois saw on Wednesday was enough to keep crops "one step ahead” of drought stress, but not enough to keep crops…
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There have been reports recently of the western corn rootworm becoming resistant to the genetically modified crops designed to protect against them.It was…
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Even though it's sometimes referred to as “this summer’s drought," Western Illinois is still in drought conditions.The most recent USDA Drought Monitor…
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Many Americans have leftover turkey after the Thanksgiving holiday, but some parts of the bird never even make it to the table.The gizzards, testicles,…