Emstrom’s Farm Antiques a veritable haven for Fords
Any antique tractor collector into Fords should schedule a visit to Dwight Emstrom’s museum, Emstrom’s Farm Antiques. Dwight has filled the Galesburg, Ill., museum with everything dedicated to Ford – from tractors to signs, to toys and more.
U of I economist: Farmers aging no greater than wider population
A great deal of recent attention has been focused on the aging farmer “problem” in America. But the truth is the country really doesn’t have an aging farmer problem at all, according to Todd Kuethe of the University of Illinois Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACES).
Cookie flavors inspire new forms of them in desserts
A hot new dessert trend is here: Cookies are getting a makeover. As identified in the McCormick Flavor Forecast 2015, favorite cookie flavors – like snickerdoodles and gingersnaps – are being reimagined in new decadent desserts.
The Indiana State Senate soon will consider a resolution proposing an amendment to the state Constitution that would protect the "right to farm and ranch."
GSI free calculator an aid to decisions about storing grain
As hundreds of thousands of National Farm Machinery Show enthusiasts made their way through the thousands of equipment and product exhibits earlier this month, many also found valuable information for their farming operations.
West Coast ports resume work with a provisional deal
Dock workers in 29 shipping terminals along the West Coast have begun working on a full schedule again after a tentative agreement was reached late Friday in their labor dispute.
CAT staying in Peoria with 31-acre downtown campus
"Caterpillar will stay in Peoria," company Chair and CEO Doug Oberhelman announced at the Caterpillar Visitors Center in downtown Peoria on Friday. "I repeat: Caterpillar will stay in Peoria."
EQIP funding up to $1.37B on the table, for applicants
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) will have $1.37 billion to fund conservation programs nationwide and for technical assistance in 2015, according to a USDA official.
