BLOOMINGTON (WJBC) – The Midwest Ag Expo trade show has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The show was scheduled for Jan 27 and 28 in Rantoul. “This is about doing the right thing for our agriculture producers/customers, exhibitors, stakeholders and the broader community in terms of…
Advancements in technology and new tactics are…
MARION COUNTY, Mo. (WGEM) — While the worst of…
(HOI) — Livestock producers and small meat and…
The third week of September is National Farm…
WASHINGTON D.C., (HOI) — President Donald Trump…
PIKE COUNTY, Ill. (WGEM) — Harvest season is…
Springfield, IL – COVID-19 put many industries on hold, but farmers had to continue working throughout the pandemic. Thankfully, the weather has…
PEORIA (HOI)- The fluctuation in air temperatures, and lower than normal soil temperatures, is causing seeds not to sprout. Not only does it put…
TREMONT (HOI) – Many farmers are taking extra measures to maintain a safe and healthy food supply. Bryce Baker, the Marketing Manager at Precision…
(HOI) — Midwest dairy farmers are responding to comments made by actor Joaquin Phoenix at the Oscars. During his speech, he said, “We feel entitled…
(HOI) — Tucked away in Chillicothe is a unique shop occupied by blacksmithing equipment. Bud Harvey retired from from Caterpillar Inc. after 30…
Just over a week ago a man in Bureau County lost his life in a grain bin accident. You hear it every year around harvest season, another grain bin…
(HOI) — Halloween is just a couple days away and many people are still hitting the orchards hard trying to find their perfect pumpkins.…
(HOI) — Farmers were hitting the fields hard last week while the weather was cooperating. I was able to ride along with Mike Hoeft in the…
(HOI) — There’s many orchards in our community that offer the classic fall traditions, like picking pumpkins and drinking cider. One…
In 2010, a devastating earthquake hit Haiti leaving 3 million people without homes. Nearly a decade later, new technology has provided the county…