More wheat planted last summer
Illinois farmers planted more acres in winter wheat last fall than during the previous year.Accordin...
State wheat crop holding its own
January 3, 2023Most of Illinois winter wheat started the new year in good shape.According to the U.S. Department of...
December brought snow, cold here
A Christmas week cold snap dropped provided Crawford County with holiday snow and dropped December’s...
USDA conducts survey
December 23, 2022The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will spend the next se...
Wheat production down
Illinois farmers planted and harvested less winter wheat this year than in 2021.According to the U.S...
Conservation group meeting Jan. 30
December 10, 2022There’s something magical about the Crawford County Soil and Water Conservation District’s plans for...
Warmth faded here during November
The last gasp of summer and the first breath of winter both took place during the first half of Nove...
State wheat grows while moisture levels drop
Most of Illinois winter wheat crop is growing and in fair condition.According to the U.S. Department...
USDA seeks crop information
As the 2022 growing season officially comes to an end, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National...
State growing season almost at an end
With winter wheat planting completed and corn and soybean harvest wrapping up, the Illinois growing ...
Rains return to Illinois
After weeks of dry weather, Illinois experienced above normal rainfall and temperatures last week. A...
County still dry despite October rain
Crawford County continued to dry out and cool off in October.Measurable precipitation was recorded h...
Rain here helps, but not enough
Crawford County and other parts of Illinois saw rain in recent days but not enough to undo weeks of ...
Cloverbuds offer opportunities to younger children
October 25, 2022Younger siblings often want to do what their older brothers or sisters do. Crawford County 4-H offer...
Harvest continues, conditions dry out
Corn and soybean harvest and winter wheat planting continue across the state, even as Illinois’ soil...
Dry conditions strike Crawford County
The drought conditions that have plagued much of the United States in recent months have reached Cra...
Winter wheat crop emerging slowly
The state’s newly-planted winter wheat crop is beginning to emerge, but it’s already well behind sch...
Corn, bean harvest goes slowly
Corn and soybean harvest continues to lag behind past years across the state.Corn harvested for grai...
County cooled off, dried out in September
Crawford County got a much needed break from the heat in September.After a three-month period with a...
Dry conditions prevail in state
Dry conditions across Illinois provided farmers with plenty of time to harvest corn and soybeans and...
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