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Largemouth Bass and Diverse Row Crops Farm

June 17, 2024

County

Union

Intensive Vegetable Production, Processing, and Freezing

August 19, 2024

County

White

Blog Posts

Sow, grow, rotate: how crop rotation promotes gardening success

January 5, 2024

With a new year comes opportunities for a new start… especially in the garden. As we look through seed catalogs, past garden records, and develop...

Farm Drones: Getting a bird's eye view to increase yields

July 18, 2023

As a teenager, one of my farm duties was cultivating the weeds out of the corn and soybeans. I preferred to drive our bigger tractor because it was...

Weather Report: Drought takes hold in Illinois

June 20, 2023

Mild dryness in April and early May has quickly transitioned to a problem following a very dry end to May and first few weeks of June. Most of the...

USDA released 2022 corn and soybean yields by Illinois county

April 6, 2023

USDA has released estimated Corn Yields by county average for 2022. Stark County led with the highest average yield per acre(ac) at 240.6 bushels (...

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News Releases

April 24, 2024

Local Extension conference aimed to help farmland owners stay competitive in current market
Modern agriculture is a complex, highly technical, and competitive business environment. In Central Illinois, a large percentage of farmland is owned by someone who does not farm the land and relies heavily on others to understand the details. University of Illinois Extension and Illinois...

January 30, 2024

Farm Forward: Turning Last Season’s Challenges Into Next Season’s Triumphs
Join University of Illinois Extension Crop Sciences Educator Kathryn Seebruck for the first year of her series “Farm Forward: Turning Last Season’s Challenges Into Next Season’s Triumphs”. This monthly series aims to address the needs of row crop producers and will be rotated between Jo Daviess...

Tony Studer with cobs of orange and blue popcorn.

January 19, 2024

From snack to science: Innovative grant brings popcorn into the classroom
URBANA, Ill. — In a few years, popcorn could become a standard element in science classrooms across Illinois and the nation. With funding from a new USDA...

Young, green corn plants popping up in a field row.

January 18, 2024

Ask questions, get answers for planting season at 2024 Illinois Crop Management Conference
URBANA, Ill. — As the new year begins, crop producers, consultants, and industry professionals already have the year’s crop on their minds. Stay up to date with research updates and opportunities impacting statewide crop production at the 2024 Illinois Crop Management Conference with...

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Videos

Farm Management: Pre-plant Spraying

Before the seed goes in the ground, farmers spray the ground. For this particular filed the farm is using 28% nitrogen and a preplant herbicide. Thanks to technology, the farmer can utilize GPS and other onboard technology to better control the amount of spray being used.