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Quinn taps former state lawmaker as ag director  (02/17/2012)
Q & A with IFB President Philip Nelson  (02/10/2012)
New plant hardiness map shows it's getting warmer  (01/25/2012)
Adams AITC partners with JWCC  (02/21/2012)
Illinois Farm Bureau honored for support of National Guard & Reserve  (02/04/2012)
Bacon a real work of art for Central IL artist  (01/27/2012)


Features
Adams AITC partners with JWCC  (02/21/2012)
Quinn taps former state lawmaker as ag director  (02/17/2012)
Q & A with IFB President Philip Nelson  (02/10/2012)
Illinois Farm Bureau honored for support of National Guard & Reserve  (02/04/2012)
Bacon a real work of art for Central IL artist  (01/27/2012)
New plant hardiness map shows it's getting warmer  (01/25/2012)


Market News
Ag state senators are blasting a Labor Department refusal to discuss farm labor rules  (02/22/2012)
Centralia ag lab to be closed under new budget  (02/22/2012)
Hearing held on Corn Checkoff  (02/22/2012)
Decatur losing 335 jobs at ADM  (02/21/2012)
2012 Crop Insurance Payment Simulator Now Available  (02/21/2012)
GROWMARK opens new facility in Casey  (02/21/2012)
Women in Ag seminar March 23  (02/21/2012)
Pioneer Hi-Bred exec outlines farmers' communication challenges  (02/20/2012)
FarmWeek for February 20  (02/20/2012)
Safety focal point of Farm Bureau legislative priorities  (02/20/2012)
Simon sets first rural listening session March 6  (02/20/2012)
Voters should prepare for choices in primary election  (02/20/2012)
Quinn taps former state lawmaker as ag director  (02/17/2012)
March expected to be warmer, wetter than normal  (02/17/2012)
Treasurer again tweaks Ag Invest link-deposit program  (02/17/2012)
Presidents' Day Holiday  (02/17/2012)
Highway bill imminent or at a likely impasse?  (02/17/2012)
Informational meeting scheduled for fairgrounds market  (02/16/2012)
Midwest lock failures pose far-reaching ripples  (02/16/2012)
FCC blocks LightSquared proposal  (02/15/2012)
Former state rep named ag director  (02/15/2012)
Big corn crop could pressure spring fertilizer supply  (02/15/2012)
Illinois Horse Fair, March 2-4  (02/15/2012)
River transportation key to Midwest  (02/14/2012)
Meet the Buyers meetings scheduled  (02/14/2012)
Crop insurance projected prices for mid-February  (02/14/2012)
Reaction cool to 2013 USDA budget proposal  (02/14/2012)
Soybean outlook looks brighter  (02/14/2012)
McDonald's shifting its pork supply  (02/13/2012)
FarmWeek for February 13  (02/13/2012)
Consultant: Corn could replace wheat acres in Southern IL  (02/13/2012)
Unique barn golf tourney raises funds for ag ed, FFA  (02/13/2012)
Vision for Ag assesses progress, challenges  (02/13/2012)
Q & A with IFB President Philip Nelson  (02/10/2012)
Drought, too much rain may affect South American crops  (02/10/2012)
New ILDG president sees growing demand for livestock  (02/10/2012)
USDA offers new mobile web options  (02/10/2012)
Farm sucession seminar in Decatur this month  (02/09/2012)
USDA Supply-Demand update  (02/09/2012)
USDA cuts South American soybean forecasts  (02/09/2012)
South American crop preview  (02/08/2012)
Premiums on trend-adjusted crop insurance policies  (02/07/2012)
Driftwatch makes strides during first year  (02/07/2012)
Gov. Quinn visits Chicago ag high school  (02/07/2012)
I Love Illinois Products promotion begins Feb. 10  (02/06/2012)
FarmWeek for February 6  (02/06/2012)
Transmission co-op exploring rural Internet expansion  (02/06/2012)
IRS makes changes to Schedule F  (02/04/2012)
Shrinking cow herd could pressure beef prices  (02/03/2012)
33 Illinois counties eligible for air quality initiative  (02/03/2012)
Analyst: This could be a big year for corn production  (02/03/2012)
CME Group sets up $100 million protection fund for customers  (02/02/2012)
U of I: Corn-Corn-Bean rotation more profitable  (02/02/2012)
Labor Department rethinks controversial youth labor rules  (02/01/2012)
USDA announces general CRP signup  (02/01/2012)
State of the State Address  (02/01/2012)
Corn basis revisited  (02/01/2012)
IL ag groups work together to prevent agroterrorism  (02/01/2012)
Grassley questions FSA office closings  (01/31/2012)
Conference to focus on grazing efficiency  (01/31/2012)
Johnson: Pension debt state's financial albatross  (01/31/2012)
WIU Ag Mech Club's Farm Expo, Feb. 11-12  (01/31/2012)
Cattle feeding seminar scheduled in NW Illinois  (01/30/2012)
Corn checkoff hearing scheduled  (01/30/2012)
FarmWeek for January 30  (01/30/2012)
Illinois state horse judges seminar March 31  (01/30/2012)
Obama backs tax reform, infrastructure/energy rebuild  (01/27/2012)
Forecaster: Winter weather expected to return to Illinois soon  (01/27/2012)
U of I Board of Trustee chair to give keynote address at GALC  (01/26/2012)
Performance Tested Bull Sale, Feb. 23  (01/26/2012)
New plant hardiness map shows it's getting warmer  (01/25/2012)
Federal Reserve holding the line until 2014  (01/25/2012)
GRIP policies will be more costly in 2012  (01/25/2012)
Illinois Pork Expo next week  (01/25/2012)
Chicago Farmers' Investment Fair slated for Feb. 4  (01/24/2012)
State of the Union preview  (01/24/2012)
Sen. Mark Kirk suffers stroke  (01/23/2012)
Illinois corn basis at record high levels for January  (01/23/2012)
Farm capital investments increase in 2011  (01/23/2012)
FarmWeek for January 23  (01/23/2012)
National program seeks to link students, farms  (01/23/2012)
State billions in the red; tough budget anticipated  (01/23/2012)


Policy News
Ag state senators are blasting a Labor Department refusal to discuss farm labor rules  (02/22/2012)
Safety focal point of Farm Bureau legislative priorities  (02/20/2012)
Voters should prepare for choices in primary election  (02/20/2012)
Treasurer again tweaks Ag Invest link-deposit program  (02/17/2012)
Highway bill imminent or at a likely impasse?  (02/17/2012)
Midwest lock failures pose far-reaching ripples  (02/16/2012)
River transportation key to Midwest  (02/14/2012)
Reaction cool to 2013 USDA budget proposal  (02/14/2012)
Vision for Ag assesses progress, challenges  (02/13/2012)
New ILDG president sees growing demand for livestock  (02/10/2012)
Transmission co-op exploring rural Internet expansion  (02/06/2012)
Labor Department rethinks controversial youth labor rules  (02/01/2012)
Johnson: Pension debt state's financial albatross  (01/31/2012)
Obama backs tax reform, infrastructure/energy rebuild  (01/27/2012)
U of I Board of Trustee chair to give keynote address at GALC  (01/26/2012)
State of the Union preview  (01/24/2012)
National program seeks to link students, farms  (01/23/2012)
State billions in the red; tough budget anticipated  (01/23/2012)


Profit News
2012 Crop Insurance Payment Simulator Now Available  (02/21/2012)
Presidents' Day Holiday  (02/17/2012)
Big corn crop could pressure spring fertilizer supply  (02/15/2012)
Illinois Horse Fair, March 2-4  (02/15/2012)
Meet the Buyers meetings scheduled  (02/14/2012)
Crop insurance projected prices for mid-February  (02/14/2012)
Soybean outlook looks brighter  (02/14/2012)
Consultant: Corn could replace wheat acres in Southern IL  (02/13/2012)
USDA offers new mobile web options  (02/10/2012)
USDA Supply-Demand update  (02/09/2012)
USDA cuts South American soybean forecasts  (02/09/2012)
South American crop preview  (02/08/2012)
Premiums on trend-adjusted crop insurance policies  (02/07/2012)
IRS makes changes to Schedule F  (02/04/2012)
Shrinking cow herd could pressure beef prices  (02/03/2012)
33 Illinois counties eligible for air quality initiative  (02/03/2012)
Analyst: This could be a big year for corn production  (02/03/2012)
CME Group sets up $100 million protection fund for customers  (02/02/2012)
U of I: Corn-Corn-Bean rotation more profitable  (02/02/2012)
USDA announces general CRP signup  (02/01/2012)
Corn basis revisited  (02/01/2012)
Conference to focus on grazing efficiency  (01/31/2012)
Illinois state horse judges seminar March 31  (01/30/2012)
GRIP policies will be more costly in 2012  (01/25/2012)
Illinois corn basis at record high levels for January  (01/23/2012)
Farm capital investments increase in 2011  (01/23/2012)


RFD Field Notes
Ag state senators are blasting a Labor Department refusal to discuss farm labor rules  (02/22/2012)
Centralia ag lab to be closed under new budget  (02/22/2012)
Hearing held on Corn Checkoff  (02/22/2012)
2012 Crop Insurance Payment Simulator Now Available  (02/21/2012)
Pioneer Hi-Bred exec outlines farmers' communication challenges  (02/20/2012)
Treasurer again tweaks Ag Invest link-deposit program  (02/17/2012)
Presidents' Day Holiday  (02/17/2012)
Informational meeting scheduled for fairgrounds market  (02/16/2012)
FCC blocks LightSquared proposal  (02/15/2012)
Former state rep named ag director  (02/15/2012)
Big corn crop could pressure spring fertilizer supply  (02/15/2012)
Illinois Horse Fair, March 2-4  (02/15/2012)
Soybean outlook looks brighter  (02/14/2012)
Consultant: Corn could replace wheat acres in Southern IL  (02/13/2012)
USDA offers new mobile web options  (02/10/2012)
Farm sucession seminar in Decatur this month  (02/09/2012)
Driftwatch makes strides during first year  (02/07/2012)
Gov. Quinn visits Chicago ag high school  (02/07/2012)
I Love Illinois Products promotion begins Feb. 10  (02/06/2012)
IRS makes changes to Schedule F  (02/04/2012)
Analyst: This could be a big year for corn production  (02/03/2012)
Labor Department rethinks controversial youth labor rules  (02/01/2012)
USDA announces general CRP signup  (02/01/2012)
Corn checkoff hearing scheduled  (01/30/2012)
Forecaster: Winter weather expected to return to Illinois soon  (01/27/2012)
GRIP policies will be more costly in 2012  (01/25/2012)
Illinois Pork Expo next week  (01/25/2012)
Continued La Nina may promote wet spring  (01/24/2012)
Chicago Farmers' Investment Fair slated for Feb. 4  (01/24/2012)


Weather News
Winter storm watch for NW Illinois  (02/22/2012)
March expected to be warmer, wetter than normal  (02/17/2012)
Drought, too much rain may affect South American crops  (02/10/2012)
Illinois experiencing 6th warmest winter  (02/07/2012)
Forecaster: Winter weather expected to return to Illinois soon  (01/27/2012)
Continued La Nina may promote wet spring  (01/24/2012)