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planting Michael Deppert

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Stormy stretch slows planting progress

Despite statewide planting progress being ahead of the average pace, weather and soil conditions kept many tractors on the sidelines in large portions of central and northern Illinois through mid-April. However, many finally got a chance to begin or resume fieldwork late last week. “Things are going pretty well, we’re just working the kinks out,” Michael Deppert, president of the Tazewell County Farm Bureau, told FarmWeek. Deppert received nearly 5 inches of rain on his farm the first week of […]

todayMay 2, 2026 48

Argentina beef imports to U.S.

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U.S. to boost Argentina beef imports

(FarmWeekNow) -- President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will increase imports of lean beef trimmings in 2026 from Argentina to help alleviate high beef prices. The executive order issued Feb. 6 outlines the plan to bump imports by 80,000 metric tons (mt) as beef prices have increased as a result of droughts, wildfires, and import restrictions from Mexico. The U.S. cattle herd has fallen to a record low of 86.2 million head as of January 2026, with beef cow inventory […]

todayFebruary 11, 2026 123 1 2

Grain Belt Express

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Grain Belt case heads back to appellate court

SPRINGFIELD (FarmWeekNow) -- The Illinois Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s ruling that Grain Belt Express (GBX) did not demonstrate sufficient financing for a proposed multi-state transmission line that crosses nine Illinois counties and remanded the rest of the case back to the appellate court. In a 6-0 ruling, the court said GBX met its duty under the Public Utilities Act to show it could finance the project “without significant adverse financial consequences for the utility or its customers.’ “The […]

todayFebruary 5, 2026 117 5

weather tree

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After calm start, active weather to return to Illinois

(FarmWeekNow) -- February weather began quietly for Illinois, but that is set to change later this month. “We don’t have a lot going on this week,” said DTN agriculture meteorologist John Baranick during a Tuesday guest spot on RFD Radio. “You’re looking at temperatures for the next couple of days in the 20s and 30s across the state.” After that, temperatures in the 30s and 40s will end the week, before readings possibly climb into the 50s. “It’s not going […]

todayFebruary 5, 2026 62 1 2

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