Illinois State Fair “Sale of Champions” sets new records

Two new records were set at the 2024 Governor’s Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair. The Grand Champion Steer, shown by Kade Gensini, of Putnam County, sold for a record $110,000.  Governor JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker took home the Grand Champion Steer for the fifth year in a row and…… Continue Reading

What goes into a Grand Champion ham

State fair season is an opportunity to celebrate many different types of agricultural products and contests. In some states, that includes a Grand Champion country ham. Country ham is a dry-cured hind leg of a pig, a way to preserve food before refrigeration.  Ruby Schmidt, a past country ham exhibitor at the Missouri State Fair…… Continue Reading

Taste from Indiana Farms returns to the Indiana State Fair

Indiana Farm Bureau’s second vice president says Taste from Indiana Farms is a way to connect directly with  consumers. Janis Highley says fairgoers are tasting some of the state’s top production crops. “It might be a product that’s in everyday foods that they eat,” she says. “I love seeing consumers eyes light up when they realize that…… Continue Reading

Snyder: ESA compliance complex, but important

The former ag advisor at the U.S. EPA says setting realistic guidelines to help the agency comply with the Endangered Species Act has been a complex part of the job. The agency is in the process of finalizing a herbicide plan and in July, a draft insecticide plan was released for public comment. A draft…… Continue Reading

A variance temps ahead next week from the Plains to the Corn Belt

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and rainfall across much of the country.  Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the Ohio Valley and parts of the Midwest, along with portions of California, Oregon, and western Nevada. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather should be limited to an area…… Continue Reading

Advancing AI technology in precision agriculture

Kansas State University professor Ajay Sharda and Brian Martin, a farmer near Clay Center, Kansas, have been partnering for years on advancing AI technology in precision agriculture. In July they welcomed a group of international ag producers to the Martin farm to see such technology firsthand. The post Advancing AI technology in precision agriculture appeared…… Continue Reading

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