Start selecting 2018 Illinois performance-tested bulls
News source/writer: Travis Meteer, 217-236-4961, wmeteer2@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – Seedstock breeders should be identifying bulls they plan to consign to the 2018 Illinois Performance-Tested (IPT) Bull Sale. The IPT Bull Sale is the leadoff event for the annual Illinois...
LOGAN 4-H MEMBER LUKAS AYLESWORTH SELECTED AS MASTER SHOWMAN AT ILLINOIS STATE FAIR
Logan County 4-H member, Lukas Aylesworth, of the Topper 4-H Club in Mount Pulaski was named the overall champion of the Illinois State Fair Master showmanship contest held on August 11th. A total of 56 outstanding livestock exhibitors competed in the Illinois State Fair...
Corn and soybean yield forecasts larger than expected
Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Stephanie Henry, 217244-1183, slhenry@illiois.edu URBANA, Ill. - The USDA's August Crop Production report contained larger-than-expected forecasts for the 2017 U.S. corn and soybean crops....
Small Farm Grazing Operation Pasture Walk Set for August 23
The public is invited to join in an educational Small Farm Grazing Operation Pasture Walk on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 starting at 4:30 pm. The walk will take place at the farm of Carzella Pritchett at 9223 Bell Fountain Rd., Dawson, IL 62520. Come see the small ruminate and...
Climate change may confuse plant dormancy cycles
URBANA, Ill. – Perennial plants in the Midwest are well attuned to their surroundings. They hunker down all winter in a dormant state, just waiting for a sign that it's safe to unfurl their first tender leaves or flower buds. For many plants, the cue is a sustained warming trend, but day length...
AgrAbility Unlimited to coordinate health and safety tent at Farm Progress Show
Source: Bob Aherin, 217-333-9417, raherin@illinois.edu News writers: Kelly Gagnon, 765-721-4348, Kelly@GrantsWithGRIT.org Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – As important as it is to have the proper equipment...
Terri Miller Named University of Illinois Extension Unit 16 Director
University of Illinois Extension for Logan, Menard and Sangamon Counties (Unit 16) has a new Director. On July 6 Terri Miller took over the reins at Extension after the recent retirement of John Fulton. Miller grew up in the Nokomis, IL area and began her career as a teacher at...
New system could remove two water pollutants from ag fields
Source: Laura Christianson, 217-244-6173, lechris@illinois.edu News writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ldquinn@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use up the majority of the oxygen in the water, leading to massive "dead zones"...
Old-crop soybean consumption and weather
Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – Soybean prices continue to reflect weather and crop conditions. The volatility in price movements associated with...
Food banks respond to hunger needs in rural America
Source: Craig Gundersen, 217-333-2857, cggunder@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – Many images of rural America are food-related-a freshly-baked apple pie cooling on the windowsill, a roadside...
Increase in US calf crop points toward larger beef supplies in 2018-19
Source: James Mintert, jmintert@purdue.edu, 765-494-4310 News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. - USDA provided several key updates last week when it released the July Cattle inventory report along with its...
Search and rescue dogs do their jobs despite travel stress
Source: Kelly Swanson, 217-333-4189, ksswanso@illinois.edu; Erin Perry, 618-453-1358, erin.perry@siu.edu News writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ldquinn@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – When disaster strikes, you want the very best tools, functioning at their...
Dust particles in livestock facilities: Sweat the small stuff
URBANA, Ill. – A beam of sunlight streams into your living room, illuminating a Milky Way of dust particles hanging in the air. Although the air looks thick, those visible dust particles are so big that they can't reach the smallest branches of the respiratory tree in your lungs...
Corn market figures in lower yields
Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – According to a University of Illinois agricultural economist, recent volatility in corn prices indicates concern...
DOE funds major bioenergy research center at Illinois
News source/writer: Tony Mancuso, 217-300-3546, tmancuso@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is doubling down on energy research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, funding a multimillion-dollar Bioenergy Research Center to...
Bonus tours for Agronomy Day 2017 offer something for everyone
Source: Bob Dunker, 217-244-5444, r-dunker@illinois.edu Mohammad Babadoost, 217-333-1523, babadoos@illinois.edu News writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ldquinn@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – Returning Agronomy Day attendees know the event offers a...