Farmers leasing more equipment
Farmers are jumping to the leasing arena because so many manufacturers, like John Deere, New Holland and Case IH, are offering aggressive leasing options.
My best Thanksgiving choice
Forty years ago, 1975, a relatively mild central Illinois fall ended with a sledgehammer of a snowstorm the night before Thanksgiving. I remember it well because, as both a student and farmhand at the University of Illinois that year, I spent Thanksgiving Day milking Holsteins and pushing snow off the cow lots.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Nov. 26, 2015
This week's roundup includes news from the Hillsdale FFA chapter and the Northwestern FFA chapter.
John Deere sales down 20 percent in FY2015
Weakness in farm and construction equipment leads to decline in John Deere sales and earnings for year. 2016 forecast calls for sales decline of about 7 percent.
Farm and Dairy’s Field Notes: Episode 4
This week, Farm and Dairy reporter Kristy Seachrist tells us about a Christmas tree farm in Wooster, Ohio, bills introduced to amend Ohio's CAUV tax formula, what Thanksgiving dinner will cost this year, plus stories you may have missed last week.
Dush family has made Pine Tree Barn a Christmas tree destination
The Dush family has been growing Christmas trees for more than 60 years in a very unique place.
Wayne SWCD presents conservation awards
The Wayne County SWCD held its annual meeting and presented top conservation awards.
Christmas Baking Photo Contest
Take a photo of your child helping you bake Christmas goodies and send it to us for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card! Photos will be accepted until Monday, Dec. 21 at 9 a.m.
Cost of Thanksgiving dinner up 70 cents from last year
The average cost of this year’s feast for 10 is $50.11.
Foreign news, holiday week are grain market price movers
The grain markets are concentrating on South American politics and weather, and on the Thanksgiving holiday. These dominate prices in the absence of other, more direct, news.
