2024 FS Spring Ag Roundtable Day 2

Each year, showmen across Illinois enter the showing at the Illinois State Fair hoping to win the title Master Showman of Illinois. For some showmen, it will be their first

Reports of tassel wrap have hit headlines as farmers raise concerns about the impact it has on pollination. Bayer Technical Agronomist Lance Tarchione says one concern that has garnered a

July was warmer and wetter than usual across Illinois. The month saw temperatures averaging three degrees above normal, accompanied by increased precipitation levels. According to Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford,

Representing McDonough County at the 2025 Master Showmanship Competition at the Illinois State Fair is Nolan Hoge, showing swine, sheep, and cattle. “I’ve always shown these three species, which really

State Senator Mike Halpin’s effort to protect rural auctioneers was signed into law Friday. “We are working to protect local and rural auctioneers from unregulated online auctions and give bidders