Tornadoes have always been an important part of Illinois’s climate. However, the past three years have been unusually active for tornadoes in the Land of Lincoln.
Programs for Teachers
Summer Ag Institute – Earn graduate credit or CPDU's while learning how to incorporate agriculture into your classroom. Tour area farms and agribusinesses, and leave with LOADS of free educational materials!
School Workshops – Workshops are customized to the time available and the topic teachers would like to learn more about.
Tours – Work with Macon County Farm Bureau to create an ag-tour for your students.
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Illinois Farm Bureau News
May 23, 2026
For being the second half of May, it sure was cold and damp all week. We didn’t get much rain but it was enough to keep all of us out of the field. We really need some heat units to…
May 23, 2026
Rain at our place totaled 1.35 inches for the week. The county average was 1.33 inches. Beans either look great or a little stressed and slow to come around. We have fields with each type in them. Corn is in…
May 23, 2026
We are still waiting for that good shower that is supposed to show up the day after you finish planting. Fortunately, we had some decent showers back in early April that will keep the crops growing in this early stage…
May 23, 2026
Planting season is mostly complete. The rain has been limited the past two weeks and fieldwork moved at a rapid pace. The corn that was planted first has emerged and is growing. Soybeans should be right behind them. I am…
May 23, 2026
It dried out enough for some very localized planting last weekend, but it was short- lived as May 18 hit us with another large rain. We managed to miss a lot of what they called for last week and we…