On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos responded to the Trump Administration’s $12 billion proposal for Federal Agricultural Programs, to deal with the ongoing damage from the President’s rapidly-escalating trade war. Bustos, a member of the...
Whiteside County Soil and Water Conservation District will sponsor a cover crop workshop on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, led by Dean Oswald. It will be held at the farm of Bill Holesinger on Frog Pond Road, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The workshop will be limited to...
There have been several food trends emerging over the past few years, and one of the biggest is the “Farm-to-Fork” movement. People are getting closer to the source of their food and knowing their producer and their production methods. To help people...
Illinois cattlemen and cattle women will have the opportunity to hear from several experts at the 2018 Illinois Cattle Feeders Meeting, planned for Friday, March 9, 2018, at Sauk Valley Community College, IL Route 2, south of Dixon, IL. The meeting will be held from...
The Sawmill Museum will be hosting a winter speaker series titled “How Clinton Has Built and Fed the World.” The series will take place at the museum, located at 2231 Grant Street in Clinton, IA, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., on Thursdays from January 25, to March 22, 2018....
