Fast-growing Beck’s Hybrids will get even bigger in 2015 as the Atlanta, Ind.-based seed company plans to build a research and distribution center in the central Illinois town of Effingham.
Former Illinois Farm Bureau president will take over as Illinois’ next ag chief
While a handful of appointments to top state positions have drawn partisan criticism in Illinois so far in 2015, new Gov. Bruce Rauner’s choice to take over the state’s Department of Agriculture is eliciting praise from all sides of the political spectrum.
Local hops possibility for Ohio’s booming craft brewing industry
The region’s craft brewing industry is booming! There is an ever-increasing market for locally grown hops with the expanding brewing industry. Legislation in 2013 allowed Ohio’s craft brewers to invest more money into their breweries, increasing the demand for Ohio-grown hops.
Farm World writer recognized for ag writing by Ohio Farm Bureau
Ohio Farm World correspondent Celeste Baumgartner made news as one of four individuals to go home with an award last month from the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) for their contribution to agriculture, their communities and Farm Bureau.
Just one of the best men ever to live on this Earth
I was talking to my friend Phil on Thanksgiving about his father, Peter Tognazzini, and I mentioned there would be a good turnout for his funeral. Phil, in his modest manner, said, “Why would there be a crowd? He was just a rancher.”
