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…
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Board Representatives:
Adam Brown
Paul Butler
Lance Muirheid
Toby Pleasant
Ed Duane Yoder
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Rob Albers
Dave Carr
Mark Chenoweth
Dennis Hughes
Ed Leonard
Ed Leonard, Jr.
Steve Wentworth
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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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