Farms are quiet on the home front as corn fungicide finishes up and more moderate temperatures set in. We’re making our soybean fungicide pass with our pull sprayer on 30-inch rows. Fields are getting dry as the deluge of early…
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:
Mat Muirheid
Trustees:
Rob Albers
Mark Lillpop
Ryan Damery
Dennis Hughes
Dave Carr
Corey Zelhart
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Illinois Farm Bureau News
July 25, 2026
There are still a few planes and drones flying on corn fungicide. I started my second pass last week. Soybeans are now being sprayed. Talking with other area farmers last week on a bus trip to a plot day, most…
July 25, 2026
We received 0.7 inches of rain last week. It was surely welcome since it had been hot and dry for a few weeks. It still did not fill in the 8-inch cracks in the ground in some of my bean…
July 25, 2026
We got rain July 17 of 0.25 inches and July 20 of 0.7. The severe storms missed this area. Corn is still looking good and pollination survived the hot weather. Some firing of lower leaves on the sandy fields. The…
July 25, 2026
The weather last week was dreamy. Temperatures during the day were comfortable with lower humidity levels. At night, windows can be open with mornings almost chilly. It hasn’t rained since Independence Day, so it is starting to get dry. I…
July 25, 2026
Three or four times a day during the summer months I’ll stop off at the water hydrant, lean over and tank up with 10 or 11 gulps before heading back to whatever the task might be. As of Thursday my…