Out Standing in the Field

It may be the dead of winter but there's a lot going on Central Illinois agriculture. Local Foods/Small Farms University of Illinois Extension Educator Doug Gucker talks about some 2017 law changes to worker protection standards and the FDA vet feed directive and upcoming events. Learn more about...

This month's episode is packed with Central Illinois agriculture news on antibiotics for livestock, tips from the Farm Economic Summit, more on Xtendi Max herbicide and upcoming events. - You can sign up for the winter webinars mentioned in the podcast here: http://bit.ly/2gJ5DE9. - And register...

Local Food Systems & Small Farms Educator Doug Gucker talks about being cautious driving this time of year with deer on the move, a new XtendiMax™ and the lengthy instructions that come with it. We also have a series of forums asking Central Illinois farmers what programs they'd like to see...

In the October issue, Local Food Systems & Small Farms Educator Doug Gucker talks about two reports released by the USDA - The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report and the Crops Production report. Here is the link to the farmdoc report on deflated prices by Carl Zulauf: http://...

In our last podcast for September and before harvest starts picking, Extension Local Foods, Small Farms Educator Doug Gucker covers why soybeans may have grown too well this season, corn disease and harvest road safety for farmers.

Extension Educator Doug Gucker talks about the fantastic field conditions in DeWitt, Macon and Piatt Counties, the status of double crop soybeans and preparing for harvest by making sure everything is in working order. Learn more about our Local Food Systems & Small Farms programs at web....

Extension Small Farms & Local Foods Educator Doug Gucker talks about the status of east-central Illinois corn and soybeans (the good), an invasion of black moths (the bad) and the revenue projections for 2016 (the not so good).

Local Food Systems & Small Farms Educator Doug Gucker talks about weather scares, market swings and kids driving tractors in episode 2 of Out Standing in the Field for July 15, 2016.

Welcome to the first episode of Out Standing in the Field with Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator Doug Gucker. Twice a month, Doug will be reporting on field conditions and issues for commercial agriculture in DeWitt, Macon and Piatt Counties in Central Illinois