Refuge Seeks Bidders to Harvest Hay

Refuge Seeks Bidders to Harvest Hay

The Savanna District of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge seeks public interest in grass hay harvest on approximately 147 acres on a designated area on the Refuge.  The haying unit is located in Jackson County, IA, (Pleasant Creek Tarr...

Producers Need to Complete Crop Acreage Reports

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds Illinois producers to complete crop acreage reports, by the applicable deadline for their County.  Acreage reporting dates vary by crop and by County.  Contact your FSA...

Soil and Water Conservation District New Location

This is to inform the public that Whiteside U. S. Department of Agriculture moved to a new location of 400 Wilkens Drive, Morrison, IL, the last week of April 2020.  Natural Resources Conservation Service/Soil and Water Conservation District can be reached, as...
January 5 Honeybee Management Session VII

January 5 Honeybee Management Session VII

It is time for another beekeeping management session at Andresen Nature Center, 409 N. 4th Street in Fulton, IL, adjacent to Heritage Canyon.  The session will be held on Sunday, January 5, 2020, beginning at 1:00 p.m.  It will be led by Mike Kramer,...
Bustos and Pelosi Meet Illinois Farm Bureau

Bustos and Pelosi Meet Illinois Farm Bureau

In Springfield, IL, on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (a member of the House Agriculture Committee) invited Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to meet with the President of the Illinois Farm Bureau.  Leaders discussed farm conditions,...