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Dennis Neuhaus

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Neuhaus elected GROWMARK board president

BLOOMINGTON -- Dennis Neuhaus of Hoyleton (Washington County) was elected president of GROWMARK’s board of directors this month at the cooperative’s annual meeting. Neuhaus and his wife, Pam, operate a fifth-generation family farm that includes 1,800 acres of row crops in southwest Illinois. He is a member of the Gateway FS board and has served on the GROWMARK board since 2012, including the vice chairman role from 2022 until his recent election as president. “This annual meeting marked the beginning […]

todayAugust 7, 2026

mental stress farming farm

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Farm bill stalls in Senate

The GOP-backed Senate farm bill failed in committee Thursday, throwing up a major hurdle in getting legislation passed before the current legislation expires September 30. Deeply divided over nutrition aid, the Senate Agriculture Committee voted down the bill 10-11 along party lines.  However, the legislation could be brought up again in September as committee chair John Boozman (R-Ark.) called for a recess rather than adjournment following the vote. The Senate is now on summer recess until mid-September. According to Politico, […]

todayAugust 6, 2026

fuel power prices

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High fuel, energy prices push up farm input costs

As a grain farmer and owner of an ag trucking business, Terry Davis is feeling the pressure of volatile fuel prices from both sides. “(Fuel prices) moved so fast that they have put everything in a negative margin,” Davis told FarmWeek. A year ago, the Warren- Henderson Farm Bureau member said he paid $3.50 per gallon for diesel, and in recent months that figure rose closer to $5. “We aren’t able to absorb the cost, so the choice had to […]

todayAugust 6, 2026

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Southern rust makes early arrival in Illinois

Southern rust was confirmed in several Illinois cornfields in July, making it the second consecutive season the disease arrived earlier than expected. “This is starting to potentially become a trend, and we need to shift our mindset around when we’re applying fungicides to address that,” Mike Probst, technical service representative for BASF in central and southern Illinois, told FarmWeek. Southern rust does not overwinter in Illinois. In the past, it has spread northward from southern states later in the season. […]

todayAugust 4, 2026

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

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 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 5

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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 1 2

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