(Springfield-jm) -- The condition of Illinois corn and soybean crops have declined a bit as we hear in the weekly crop report. It was a little cooler and wetter this past week, and 48 percent of soybeans are now blooming, says Crop Statistician Mark Schleusener…
State Crop Statistician Mark Schleusener. 50 percent of corn is silking and one percent is in the dough stage. The condition of the corn crop dropped to 60 percent in good to excellent condition, down from 65 percent the previous week. 95 percent of winter wheat has been harvested and the second cutting of alfalfa is now 79 percent complete. Average statewide topsoil moisture is rated as five percent very short, 16 percent short, 60 percent adequate and 19 percent surplus.
(Springfield-jm) -- Lawmakers failed to pass an energy bill during the spring session. 106th District Representative Tom Bennett talks about the process in Springfield…
Representative Bennett says there are several issues that need to be addressed in the bill…
106th District State Representative Tom Bennett of Gibson City.
(Rural Fisher-jm) -- The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down near Fisher Monday. The tornado touched down north of Fisher and caused damage to a farm.
(Gilman-jm) -- The Ford Iroquois Farm Bureau is beginning to plan more upcoming events now that the state is fully reopened. Manager David Treece talks about some of the events being planned…
Ford Iroquois Farm Bureau Manager David Treece.
(Champaign-jm) -- OSF HealthCare and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are proud to announce an important expansion of the SHIELD-CU COVID-19 testing program. Starting July 14, 2021, some SHIELD CU COVID-19 testing sites will expand to Parkland College in Champaign. Parkland will offer SHIELD CU testing to the wider community in addition to its students, faculty and staff.
(Washington-jm) -- USDA's latest Crop Production report shows diverging results for winter and spring wheat production forecasts. Stephanie Ho reports…
(Crecent City--jc) -- The 201 Iroquois County Fair Queen Pagent is set for tonight. Joel Cluver has the details…
(Springfield-jm) -- The condition of Illinois corn and soybean crops have declined a bit as we hear in the weekly crop report. 48 percent of soybeans are blooming and six percent are setting pods. 56 percent of the crop is rated in good to excellent condition, down seven points from the previous week. 50 percent of corn is silking, compared to 45 percent for the five year average, says State Crop Statistician Mark Schleusener…
State Crop Statistician Mark Schleusener. 95 percent of winter wheat has been harvested, that’s ahead of last year and the five year average. Average statewide topsoil moisture is now rated as five percent very short, 16 percent short, 60 percent adequate and 19 percent surplus.
(Crescent City-jm) -- The 2021 Iroquois County Fair gets underway today at the fairgrounds north of Crescent City. Spokesperson Debbie Krones says there have been some upgrades done to the fairgrounds…
Krones talks about what is on the schedule today…
Iroquois County Fair Spokesperson Debbie Krones. We will be broadcasting live from the fair over the noon hour as part of our Summer Fun Tour stop #10. We will also have our WPXN charity ice cream booth in operation.
(Rantoul-jm) -- Another area community is looking to redevelop their downtown area. Rantoul could soon do a streetscape project says Rantoul Area Chamber of Commerce Director Amanda Vickery…
Rantoul Area Chamber of Commerce Director Amanda Vickery.
(Iroquois County-jm) -- The Iroquois County Public Health Department will be holding COVID vaccine clinics by appointment. The clinics will be Monday through Friday 9-3:30. To schedule an appointment call the health department at 815-432-2483.
(Washington-jm) -- There were several highlights in the July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, or WASDE report. Stephanie Ho reports…
