December 16, 2022
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The Illinois Farm Bureau has significantly increased funds earmarked for commercial drivers license scholarships in 2023 to $100,000. President Rich Guebert tells Brownfield their members have been widely impacted by trucking shortages. “Our local service company was having challenges having truck drivers to deliver products, to transport from the warehouse facilities to their local cooperatives […]
August 22, 2022
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Multiple record sales were made during the 2022 Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions, raising over $256,000 for Youth in Agriculture, with over $148,000 of hometown support. The highest total sale this year was the Reserve Grand Champion Barrow exhibited by Connor Keithley of Chillicothe. The barrow was purchased by Climate FieldView for $7,500. Additional […]
August 19, 2022
By Larry Lee
The Wisconsin State Fair attractions, competitions, and great weather brought attendance up 19% over 2021. Public Relations Director Tess Kerksen says 1,003,450 fairgoers visited this year’s event. By the numbers, more than 10-thousand competitive exhibit and animal entries were judged and showcased at this year’s fair. Also, 320-thousand cream puffs were sold, over 100-thousand ears […]
August 17, 2022
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Record sales were made during the 2022 Illinois State Fair Governor’s Sale of Champions. The Grand Champion Rabbit Market Pen exhibited by Chesney Thorton of Piatt County sold for $7600, and the Land of Lincoln Supreme Champion Dairy Cow Print exhibited by Kamber Kilgus of Livingston County brought $5500, both the highest in sale history. […]
August 12, 2022
By Larry Lee
Wisconsin has a new grand master cheesemaker. Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese won the honor Thursday. Beth Crave tells Brownfield, “That is quite an honor. It was super exciting and a shock to our whole team.” Crave tells Brownfield for her team, “It’s a labor of love and dedication to the cheese-making process from the beginning, […]
August 11, 2022
By Meghan Grebner
The Illinois Pork Producers Association is taking steps to address the shortage of truck drivers in the pork industry. Mike Borgic, director of membership says they’re offering $1,000 scholarships for applicants to renew or obtain their Commercial Driver’s License in Illinois. “We are trying our best to help our producers get people who are available […]
August 11, 2022
By Meghan Grebner
The 2022 Ohio State Fair is a wrap, and its Sale of Champions was one for the record books. Virgil Strickler, Ohio State Fair General Manager, says the funds help the Youth Reserve Program. “It’s just great,” he says. “We are very thankful for all of our buyers and our supporters. It’s so outstanding, I […]
April 12, 2022
By Larry Lee
Farmers and ag organizations had their first chance to hear why the University of Wisconsin wants to change the Farm and Industry Short Course program. The 135-year-old program has been an accredited on-campus 16-week residential format, but College of Ag and Life Sciences officials announced they will make it a non-residential program without accreditation featuring […]
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