We got 0.25 inches of rain June 26-27 at our place. The county average was 0.3 inches. Corn and beans are growing well. Fungicide is being sprayed from the air and ground rigs are also running. Other activities include chemical…
Blood Drive
Macon County Farm Bureau In-Center Blood Drive
Wednesday, July 13th & Friday, July 15th
Note location: Donate at the ImpactLife Donor Center - 151 W. Main St in Decatur
All presenting donors get a voucher for a $10 gift card or bonus ImpactLife points! To donate, call the Blood Center at 800-747-5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org. ** Please credit your donation using group code 60834 when you donate.
Masks and appointments required. Please bring a photo ID.
Thank you for supporting patients in need!
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Illinois Farm Bureau News
July 4, 2026
Wheat harvest has begun in the area. High clearance sprayers were able to start applying nitrogen on corn Tuesday. Soybean fields are being sprayed with herbicides. We received 0.4 to 0.8 inches of rain June 25-26. In June, it rained…
July 4, 2026
It’s Mercer County Fair week. My wheat crop is ready to cut and the first tassels are starting to show! Corn and soybean crops look OK considering how much water they have seen recently. There are many waterlogged areas and…
July 4, 2026
What ties June 25, rocks and corn together? Hopefully, June 25 is the day that corn prices hit rock bottom for millennia. September corn was trading up into the $4.90 range just a little over two months ago before bottoming…
July 4, 2026
A deluge of rain fell June 28 at our 103rd family reunion totaling 0.6 inches. My June total was 5.5 inches. The 90-plus degree days and moisture has corn over my head and will soon tassel. Post spraying of herbicides…
July 4, 2026
Hot, hotter and hot! That sums up the last few days’ temperatures. Crops and weeds are growing extremely fast. The Japanese beetles have emerged from the soil and the lightning bugs have been putting on quite a show. Wheat harvest…