VANDALIA, Ill. — Danny Rubin was one of the first in line when farmers in Illinois began experimenting with intensive wheat management. He has…
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Nat Williams is Southern Illinois field editor, writing for Illinois Farmer Today, Iowa Farmer Today and Missouri Farmer Today.
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AKIN, Ill. — There may have been a better corn crop on the Buntin farm than this year, but Mathew Buntin isn’t sure when.
CUTLER, Ill. — The crops on Kent Liefer’s farm are doing great — and also not so great.
BENTON, Ill. — As with many 4-H chapters, the Heartland Pathfinders has a legacy of tradition and family. That includes the leader.
Inflation has affected the price of virtually everything over the past couple of years. Custom farming is certainly no exception.
Innovation in agricultural equipment is common. Changes in farm structures, however, are few and far between. After all, a building doesn’t ha…
DELAFIELD, Ill. — Mark Miller’s corn is all in the ground while his soybeans will have to wait a while.
VERGENNES, Ill. — Much of Brock Steele’s farm was pounded by rain during the period he normally gets his crops in the ground. He finally got a…
