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No-till works with organic, but isn’t easy

No-till works with organic, but isn’t easy

Some farmers are highly experienced no-tillers, others are expert organic farmers, but not a lot are both.

Kelly Cheesewright, who farms in Chrisman, Illinois, is one of a rare breed, according to long-time organic farmer Dave Bishop of PrariErth Farms.

“Kelly is doing what hardly anyone else is,” said Bishop, also a Heartland Community College regenerative ag instructor. “I can’t think of anybody who is doing as much with no-till and organic as he is.”

Cheesewright is confident in his no-till pr ... Read more

Narrow Rows, Big Results

GREATERN RETURN

"We're always looking for the next step to economically increase production and returns," Randy said. "We're getting a greater return with the 20-inch-row system.

"We're still learning, and there's a lot of t ... Read more

Eastern Illinois Food Bank Making Saturday Dec 17th Stop in

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EASTERN ILLINOIS FOODBANK RELEASE

When: 12/17/2022 from 10am – 11am

Where: Ward Park, Ridge Farm, IL

Ridge Farm, IL – Eastern Illinois Foodbank (EIF) is distributing food to area families ... Read more

Ayleen Cortez first recipient of Huber Vocational Scholarshi

Collinsville Area Vocational Center (CAVC) announced Friday that Collinsville High School senior Ayleen Cortez is the first recipient of the Marilyn and Doug Huber Vocational Scholarship. The Hubers joined CAVC faculty and Director Joe McGinnis for t ... Read more

The Equity marks opening of new Illinois feed mill

CHRISMAN, ILLINOIS, U.S. — The Equity, a farmer-owned cooperative in Illinois, celebrated on Aug. 22 the opening of its new feed mill in Horace, Illinois, U.S.

Construction started on the mill in 2016 and operations began in February. It consists of three major concrete sections — a 156-foot-tall mill building on a 63x43-foot area, a 49x43-foot receiving and loadout building and a 62x145-foot warehouse.

Corn comes from the adjacent 4-million-bushel grain elevator. The mill can receive other feed ingredients at up t ... Read more

A Christmas chocolate sale is coming to Paris, Illinois

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Service Dog Program Dedicated to Helping Veterans with PTSD

As an Army reservist called up for active duty and deployed to Iraq in early 2008, Joshua Whitney survived an attack 10 months later that left shrapnel in his left leg — but it was the memories of the attack that he couldn't recover from. For years ... Read more

Jeff Strohm Joins SJSU Men's Basketball Staff

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Jeff Strohm has been named San José State assistant men's basketball coach, announced by head coach Tim Miles on Tuesday. Strohm has almost 30 years of successful coaching experience at multiple universities and colleges and prior ... Read more

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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.

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