We finished with harvest Oct. 27, which was a good day for our crew. For 45 days we had one day of rain amounting to less than an inch. We took a couple weekends off, but we sure could have…
Foundation
The Macon County Farm Bureau Foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation organized to promote and insure the legacy of Macon County agriculture. Established in 1991, the Foundation allows individuals, corporations and other Foundations to contribute to worthwhile Macon County agriculture projects. Their support is coordinated by the Macon County Farm Bureau Foundation and allocated in ways allowing the Farm Bureau to carry out charitable, scientific and educational work in the field of agriculture.
Chairman:
Dave Carr
Trustees:
Bill Brown
Dennis Hughes
Mike Kerneghan
Mat Muirheid
Ed Wallace
Corey Zelhart
Board Representative:
Barry Albert
Weather
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Weather forecast from yr.no, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the NRK
Illinois Farm Bureau News
November 1, 2025
We got a little more rain last week. We finished fall tillage Thursday. Our trucks have been hauling lime and sulfur. The trucks have also been hauling rock for the new Mason County Farm Bureau building, for which construction started…
November 1, 2025
We have been fortunate enough in the last few weeks to receive 2-plus inches of rain, helping to break down crop residue and loosen up hard, dry ground as fall fieldwork really ramped up and guys completed harvest activities. The…
November 1, 2025
Harvest is basically finished up in my county. We had a nice slow 0.4 inches of rain midweek. My cash crop wheat is coming and is about a half-inch tall. Double-crop beans are disappearing as well. I heard only one…
November 1, 2025
No rain to report last week. We had some strong winds that knocked down some corn that was still standing. Harvest should wrap up in this area this week. Lots of tillage and fertilizer being done now. We will start…
November 1, 2025
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