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Four Farmers Weigh In on Regenerative Ag Practices

Four Farmers Weigh In on Regenerative Ag Practices

Robert Peiretti: No-Till Advocate

Argentine scientist and farmer Roberto Peiretti got right to the point in the first presentation of the 2020 National No-till Conference with a warning for the world’s food producers: Farming systems will need to change to meet growing demands for food.

4,000 years of tillage and land degradation “is a cost we cannot pay any longer,” says Peiretti, a keynote speaker at the annual event in St. Louis on January 8. Reducing tillage and adopting cover crops are essential to keep prod ... Read more

Homes, hobbies of 2016

Once again, Quad-City area residents opened their homes, gardens and hearts to provide lively reading for the Home & Garden section. Here's a look back at the stories that filled our Sundays.

New stuff: Jack Achs explained how he is appr ... Read more

Iowa DOT will pay Illinois trucker $8 million over injuries

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A state board has approved an $8 million settlement to an Illinois trucker who was paralyzed in 2019 when he was hit by the plow blade on an Iowa Department of Transportation snowplow's trailer.

The 3-per ... Read more

Fed up with Chicago’s expensive housing and parking woes?

Friends Morgan Mullen, Per Ellingson, Angelica Ostaszewski, Eric Masters, and Karli Johnson gather at Cyd's in the Park restaurant in Peoria. Angelica Ostaszewski is a strong supporter of the Peoria community and the affordability of moving there. (D ... Read more

Analysis: Big U.S., Brazil Harvests, Slow China Demand, Ease Crop Shortage Fears

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CHICAGO/NEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Big U.S. harvests, near-perfect weather for planting in Brazil and signs of slowing purchases by top buyer China are bolstering supplies of two of the top globally traded commodities: soy and corn.

The rising stocks indicate that prices for those key crops, as well as for other staples such as sugar and coffee, may have peaked after the surge sparked by the onset of the pandemic, farmers, brokers and analysts said.

Lower crop prices would be good news ... Read more

Farmhouse Treats

VIOLA, Ill. (KWQC) -Farmhouse Treats is a small, hobby business operating out of homes in Viola, Illinois that was born out of a shared love of baking between a mother, her daughter, and a daughter-in-law.

Teresa Bell, Ashlee Doonan, and ... Read more

Sedlock Called up to the Baltimore Orioles

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Former Illini All-American Cody Sedlock was officially called up to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Sedlock becomes the 77th Fighting Illini in history to make it to the Major Leagues.

Sedlock was Illinois' ace in ... Read more

Local Collie Rescue Group Helps Spring Dogs From Hoarding Si

Community Corner Local Collie Rescue Group Helps Spring Dogs From Hoarding Situation Collie Rescue of Greater Illinois traveled to rural Sherrard to assist with pulling nearly 200 dogs from horrible conditions. Replies (2)

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Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.