December 7, 2007
it4Ag Technology Conference this Week
Dennis Bowman, Extension Educator – University of Illinois
Applications of hand-held technologies to farming and other agribusinesses will be the focus of a conference this week in Bloomington, Illinois. Todd Gleason has more on the University of Illinois event.
December 7, 2007
Everything is Bullish in the Corn, Soybean & Wheat Pits
Darrel Good, Extension Ag Economist – University of Illinois
The farm community is a buzz across the nation. Prices are high, and it sure it looks like they're going to stay that way. Todd Gleason has more with University of Illinois Extension Ag Economist Darrel Good.
December 7, 2007
More Row Crop Acres in the U.S. to put Pressure on the CRP
Darrel Good, Extension Ag Economist – University of Illinois
The battle for farmland in the United States is on and as Todd Gleason tells us it the combatants are dressed in high prices.
December 7, 2007
60th Crop Protection Technology Conference Set for January
Kevin Steffey, Extension Entomologist – University of Illinois
The sixtieth Illinois Crop Protection Technology Conference will take place next month in the Illini Union on the U of I campus in Urbana. Todd Gleason has more on the event and its history.
December 7, 2007
Pork Herd: Is it Time to Talk Cutbacks
http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/marketing/weekly/html/112607.html
Hog farmers around the nation are producing too many animals. And, as Todd Gleason reports, one ag economist thinks it may be time for them to cutback.
