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A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A FARMER

COVID-19 impact aid payments to farmers, ranchers

By Jeannine Otto

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Kathy Duffy and Mike Haag show the boxes of food and other household necessities that were distributed at the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Pontiac, Illinois, on April 16. Duffy is a food pantry board member, and Haag is board president. The items were packed into bags by numerous volunteers and placed in vehicles in a drive-through system. Since the drive-through service began, about 100 are served weekly.

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Community food pantry volunteers make a difference Follow the Haag family throughout the entire year.

Each month, look for updates about the family members and the decisions they make on their farm.

By Tom C. Doran

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PONTIAC, Ill. — A line of cars, pickup trucks and even a lawnmower circled around the building and out into Water Street as volunteers with protective masks enthusiastically delivered bags of groceries to each vehicle.

It’s a common scene at food banks across the nation as the services transitioned from visitors picking up their food and household needs indoors to drive-through services as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Emington farmer Mike Haag and his wife, Trisha, are among the many volunteers who work at the St. Vincent de Paul

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Tips for choosing perennials for your garden A2 U.S. food supply system remains strong A3 Dairy farmers hit hard by pandemic B7 AgriTrucker A8 Alan Guebert B6

Farms For Sale B2 Lifestyle A2

Auction Calendar B1

Livestock A7

Business B7

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Pork, beef, bread, vegetables, pasta, milk and toilet paper are among the items distributed weekly at the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry.

Food Pantry in the Livingston County seat.

He’s served on the food pantry board for five years, including the past three as president.

Trisha joined the board last year.

The food pantry serves all county residents and is a ministry of St. Mary’s Parish in Pontiac. Evelyn Ribordy is a long-time volunteer who oversees the day-to-day operations.

INCREASED DEMAND As with many food pantries, St. Vincent de Paul is also seeing an up-tick in clients due to rising unemployment.

“We’re probably seeing 10 new families that we haven’t seen before this,” Mike Haag said.

About 100 to 125 people shopped at the facility each Thursday when the doors were open to the public, and 220 to 250 unique households are served monthly.

Since the drive-through service began, about 100 are served weekly. They represent households ranging from one to eight people.

The pantry was moved to a larger facility last fall after previously being housed at St. Mary’s Parish Hall. The former doctor’s office building was donated by the Bank of Pontiac.

The space was opened up by removing some of the smaller offices, and a walk-in cooler was added.

Products for this and other food pantries are provided through food banks, government commodities and food and cash donations.

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Details of aid plan

By Jeannine Otto

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However, with the requirement for social distancing as a result of the COVID-19 virus, the chapter altered the project this year.

“We created a big spreadsheet of all 316 miles of roads we have in the high school district and then sent out an email to all the students and provided information on social media,” Maierhofer said. “The goal this year is 100 miles.”

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Virus forces changes to FFA clean-up event

By Martha Blum

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The Weber family, including Margi (from left) and her sons, Lane and Peyton, collected several bags of garbage from the ditches they walked. They are wearing safety vests that were purchased by the Seneca FFA Chapter this year to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the project.

Maierhofer said. “We covered from 32 to 33 miles.”

“Students choose a team with 10 to 12 people per team, they were assigned to a teacher and then the teacher and group would walk both sides of the road for a mile picking up trash,” he said. “We gave everyone a T-shirt, and we had lunch.”

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the project, the chapter ordered 450 safety vests that could be reused for the project each year.

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BISMARCK, N.D. — Producers who want to receive direct payments will face payment and overall limits and will only be compensated for a portion of their losses.

“We know the disruption of markets and demand is significant and these payments will only cover a portion of the impacts on farmers and ranchers,” said Sonny Perdue, the U.S. secretary of agriculture, as he announced the $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, on April 17.

Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, released details on the direct payment program for farmers and ranchers.

“We appreciate the president and USDA Secretary Perdue working to get this round of assistance out quickly, and we will continue our efforts to ensure that these resources are used to assist our producers as effectively as possible,” Hoeven said.

The $16 billion in direct payments will be broken down: $9.6 billion for the livestock industry, including $5.1 billion for cattle, $2.9 billion for dairy and $1.6 billion for hogs; $3.9 billion for row crop producers; $2.1 billion for specialty crop producers; and $500 million for other crops.

Hoeven said producers will receive a single payment.

Project picks up community SENECA, Ill. — Seneca FFA members altered the 30 MPH Program this year in response to the coronavirus that resulted in the closure of schools across the state.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 30 MPH Project that the chapter started to clean up the roadside ditches in the Seneca Township High School district.

“The name 30 MPH means that we want traffic to slow down to 30 MPH when they see kids out in ditches,” said Jeff Maierhofer, agricultural teacher who together with Kent Weber advises the Seneca FFA Chapter.

In previous years the school district roads were divided into four areas and the clean-up project was conducted in each area on a four-year rotation.

“This has always been a school-wide event with about 400 volunteers every year,”

WASHINGTON — U.S. grain and livestock farmers will be getting their checks in the mail in late May or early June as a major part of a plan to help farmers hard hit by the economic consequences of coronavirus mitigation efforts.

The program includes $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and ranchers, including the grain, livestock and specialty crop sectors, and $3 billion in purchases of ag products, including fruits and vegetables, dairy and meat.

“When you think about the fact that half of our calories are consumed outside the home, that’s been a dramatic shift in our consumption patterns. The misalignment of production and supply has created some real challenges,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.

Those challenges include oversupplies of some products, including milk, that had been destined for the food-service market. With restaurants, schools and large venues largely closed and major events canceled, food-service demand for ag products has dropped off sharply.

“As a result, farmers are seeing prices and their market supply chain affected by the virus like they never could have expected,” Perdue said.

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Lifestyle

Perennials add pop Many colors, leaf textures for gardens

By Martha Blum

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STERLING, Ill. — A wide variety of perennial flowers will do well in Midwestern gardens.

“The butterfly weed has small orange and yellow flowers with hairy leaves, and it is a butterfly magnet,” said Bruce Black, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator for Carroll, Lee and Whiteside counties.

“This plant hates wet feet, and it is late to emerge in the summer.”

Since butterfly weed has a tap root, it is difficult to transplant.

“Aphids can be an issue for this plant that is native to eastern North America if you have soybean fields around your garden,” Black said during a webinar.

Lamb’s ear is a summer ground cover that grows 12 to 15 inches tall and has a 12-inch spread.

“It has purple-pink flowers with silver-white hairs on square stems,” Black said.

Even when the blanket flower is not in bloom, there will be wonderful foliage in a garden with the plant’s gray-green, hairy-toothed foliage. The summer-blooming plant produces daisy-like red, yellow or orange flowers.

“Deadhead the flowers to prolong the bloom and stop deadheading them in late August,” Black said.

“These plants tolerate a wet winter soil and they are heat and drought tolerant.”

Coneflowers grow straight up and are available with a wide array of colors, including pinks, purples, whites and reds.

“The unique thing about these flowers is the petals

Lamb’s ear is a summer groundcover that features purple-pink flowers and silver-white hairs on square stems. droop down,” Black said.

“The flowers are shortlived, but deadheading does encourage re-bloom and Japanese beetles and rabbits love them.”

Russian sage has lavender-blue flowers and the plant grows 3 to 4 feet wide.

“It looks like a bush, and it is a plant with a wonderful smell that is often covered in pollinators,” Black said.

“I love the combination of sedum with Russian sage,” he said. “Sedum is fall blooming with small white, pink and red flowers, and a big bonus is the dried flower heads will stand all winter long.”

Black does not recommend fertilizing sneezeweed because it tends to result in more spindly growth.

“Cut back the daisy-like yellow, orange and reddish-brown flowers in early to mid July to encourage better flowers,” Black said.

“Rattlesnake master is probably one of my favorite perennials because it is so unique with its creamy-greenish flowers that are spiny,” he said.

“This plant is drought tolerant, it will tolerate infertile soils, it is native to the U.S. and it was once thought to cure rat-

“I love the combination of sedum with Russian sage.”

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tlesnake bites.”

Goldenrod will get 4- to 7- foot tall with small yellow flowers.

“This flower needs good air circulation so put it on the edge of a garden bed to cut down on the rust issues it can have,” Black said.

Gardeners grow the false indigo plants for their indigo blue, butterfly-shaped flowers.

“And the blue-green, pea-like foliage is beautiful,” Black said. “It has a long tap root so you have to leave it.”

False indigo plants take about five years to establish.

“If you move these plants that are native to the eastern U.S., there’s a high likelihood they will not recover from the transplant shock,” Black said.

An option for clay soils is Boltonia, a fall-blooming plant with white, daisy-like flowers with grayish-green foliage.

“The leaves are glossy, and the plants are quick to establish and hard to kill, but there are some issues with powdery mildew,” Black said.

It is important to provide good air circulation for asters to reduce powdery mildew issues.

“Asters really accent a garden,” Black said. “They have a dark green, pubescent leaf, and the purple flower with the green is a great accent.”

If flowers are planted in containers, Black said, water-absorbing crystals can be added to help maintain appropriate amounts of moisture.

“The crystals hold water and expand when they get wet,” he said. “Make sure you moisten the crystals before you put them in the soil.”

Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@ agrinews-pubs.com.

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U.S. SOY CONNECTION: GLOBAL DIGITAL CONFERENCE

U.S. soy industry ‘open for business’

By Tom C. Doran

the marketplace, as well as the resilience of the human condition is really quite impressive CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — during this time.”

The stay-at-home environment didn’t thwart interest in the DIET CHANGE U.S. Soybean Export Council’s Consumers in Babb’s trade two-day conference as 2,000 region are turning more toward global customers from nearly poultry, pork and eggs for their 100 countries joined in digi- diets. That’s also good for soytally. bean demand.

The U.S. Soy Connection: Glo“The supply chain is working. bal Digital Conference and Sit- Of course, there’s some anxiety uation Report “showcased that about ports and supplies maindespite the global impact of the taining good working order, but novel COVID-19 virus, the U.S. so far they have with minor exsoy industry is open for busi- ceptions here and there,” Babb ness,” Jim Sutter, USSEC CEO, said. said to open a media teleconfer“It’s been a very busy time for ence April 15. the feed industry. Supplies have “USSEC has swiftly adapted been OK. The feed industry has to the current circumstances actually increased from earlier and evolved our focus to con- in the year, especially in animal nect with customers virtually agriculture as poultry, eggs and and demonstrate that our en- pork in Europe have continued tire supply chain is working to to increase the production and ensure a sustainable, safe and consumption of those prodreliable supply of soy for global ucts. Higher priced red meat, customers. beef and lamb products have “As we continue to navigate decreased. these unprecedented times, it’s “It’s very similar in the Mimore important than ever that ddle East/North Africa region. we demonstrate to current and Food security is a big issue potential international custom- there, as well, and supplies have ers the strength of our farmers increased both in the homes and the benefits of buying U.S. and for the feed and animal soy.” producers.

Homeland Security deemed “In general, there are some agriculture as critical infra- minor anxieties about the supstructure amid the pandemic, ply chain, but they know and and Sutter noted that farmers have been in touch with us on take their job very seriously the supply availability from the to globally provide food, feed, U.S. and continue to buy.” fuel and fiber, along with the whole export supply chain that ‘PHASE 1’ USSEC also represents.

Sutter turned to the “Phase 1” “Collectively, the farmers and agreement between the United the exporters create a wonder- States and China that was unful opportunity to be able to veiled in mid-January, noting supply the global industry, and that Thomas Mielke, Oil World that’s what we’ve been talking editor and CEO, and Emily to them about on these two French, ConsiliAgra managing days of conferences that we’ve director, addressed the situabeen conducting,” Sutter said. tion during the conference and both were reasonably optimisFARMER PERSPECTIVE tic that China would meet their Monte Peterson, USSEC ch- obligations. airman and Valley City, North “When the ‘Phase 1’ agreeDakota, farmer, said it is busi- ment was made in mid-Januness as usual for farmers as ary, I think there was a great they moved toward planting expectation that all of a sudden season. purchases will start happening.

“I’m just so thankful that Well, there were several more we have this opportunity with things that needed to happen, the technology that we have in and fortunately those addiplace to engage with our cus- tional steps have been taking tomers and our trading part- place,” Sutter said. ners all around the world,” An important first step is rePeterson said. moving the tariff on U.S. soy“What has lent to the success beans. for U.S. soy has been our abil“The purchases that China is ity to engage and put together making these days are coming relationships with our trading from Brazil because that’s the partners around the world, market that is really trying to and at a time like this I can’t push out their crop. I think it think of anything more import- was the opinion of the experts ant than trying to stay engaged that we had at our conference with our customers, our trading that by the middle of this year, partners around the world and and we got varying dates decommunicate because it is an pending on the expert, but uncertain time. sometime between May and “Obviously, agriculture has August is when we should see been under some uncertainty the Chinese move to the U.S. probably for the last few years, and start sourcing soybeans but this is something com- here,” Sutter said. pletely new, and we’re just There are reports from thankful for the opportunity USSEC’s boots on the ground to put this conference together in China that the African swine to reengage with customer and fever situation is improving, also to seek our relationships maybe even improving faster with new customers.” than anticipated.

Soybean meal feedings and TRADE REGIONS the incorporation into rations Brent Babb, USSEC regional have increased. China also director, Greater Europe and drew down its soybean stocks.

Middle East/North Africa, “We are still optimistic that and Roz Leeck, USSEC senior China will live up to the ‘Phase director, market access and 1’ agreements. It will be heavregional director North Asia ily done in the last half of this Region, provided insight into calendar year because it was a those soybean markets. calendar-year shipment period.

“The overall demand situa- Whereas, the U.S. oftentimes tion in Japan and South Korea look at our marketing year, is largely unchanged from last which ends the end of August year. We haven’t seen any sig- for soybeans, so we won’t fulnificant demand destruction, fill the ‘Phase 1’ quantity in this and Japan is right on target marketing year, but in this calyear-over-year,” Leeck said. endar year is what we need to “South Korea is down a little look at,” Sutter said. bit, and that is largely a result of very inexpensive Brazilian soy- CONTAINERS beans that are competing with us There’s been talk about shipa little bit more. However, we ex- ping container availability due pect that as we get to the end of to the pandemic. the marketing year that we will During a panel discussion at see a similar type market share the conference, a representative demand as in previous years.” of an Illinois grain company The soybean oil sector in said it hasn’t had a problem getJapan and South Korea is strug- ting containers. gling due to reduced use in the “We have heard about worhotel, restaurant and industrial ries about container supplies use sectors. Leeck estimates from people. I don’t know how a 5% to 10% decline in use in severe the actual constraint is both countries as a result of on our ability to ship with containers,” Sutter said.

COVID-19.

“I’m not really sure how draHowever, Japan and South Korea are significant soy food matically it is affecting shipmarkets, and the United States ments. I know it’s a big worry has over 70% market share for people.” with those nations combined.

“Certainly, there have been “That’s been actually a very some delays, but nothing that has bright spot because particu- truly caused a major supply issue larly in Japan and Korea they for our importers,” Leeck added. perceive soy foods as having a lot of health benefits,” Leeck Tom C. Doran can be reached added. at 815-780-7894 or tdoran@ “There have been some op- agrinews-pubs.com. Follow portunities that we continue to him on Twitter at: @AgNews_ see emerge and the resilience of Doran.

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From farm to table America’s food supply system remains strong

By Erica Quinlan

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LENEXA, Kan. — Empty grocery shelves have consumers worried about their food supply, and the agriculture industry is ready to answer their questions.

Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for food policy and response at U.S. Food and Drug Administration, discussed the nation’s food supply during the Farm Country Forum April 16.

Here are a few highlights from his discussion.

Supply chain optimism: “Having worked at the world’s largest retailer before joining FDA, I always thought that the U.S. food system was the best food system in the world. This crisis, while extremely difficult, has just reaffirmed that belief.

“The American agriculture system, the American farmer, is simply amazing. This nation owes a ton of gratitude for all that you’re doing to provide safe, available, high quality food for consumers at this critical time.”

The food supply remains safe: “I want to ensure you that the U.S. food supply remains safe for both people and animals. There’s no evidence of food or meat packaging being associated with the transmission of COVID-19.”

Food recalls not expected: “The FDA does not anticipate that food products will be recalled or withdrawn from the market, should a person that works on a

farm or a processing facility be determined positive for COVID-19.”

Plenty to go around: “I also want to emphasize that there is no Yiannas widespread or nationwide shortage of food, despite local reports of outages.

“Speaking personally, I’ve had the same experience as many of you. I’ve gone to the local grocery store and seen empty shelves.

“Based on ongoing communication with industry leaders of some of the world’s largest food manufacturers, as well as retailers, this has been an unprecedented issue of demand — not a lack of capacity to produce, process or deliver.

“Manufacturers and retailers alike are working around the clock, 24-7, to replenish shelves.

And they will.”

Hitting home: “I’d like to acknowledge how hard this pandemic has hit America’s farmers financially — with the closures of schools, restaurants and other retail establishments.

“The FDA has taken steps to provide flexibility with packaging and labeling requirements in an effort to ensure that safe food is available for consumers and doesn’t go to waste.”

Food safety perceptions: “Consumers are going to be more interested in food safety post COVID-19 than pre. The reality is that, as long as foodborne disease and infectious disease occur somewhere in the world,

people will want to know how their food is produced.

“Before this crisis, the FDA was talking about this new era of smarter food safety. We were talking about the need to create a digital, transparent and traceable food system. We see, through this crisis, if we had grander supply chain intelligence, we might be a little more nimble in how we respond.”

Getting eggs to consumers: “We’re providing flexibility with the packaging and labeling for certain shell eggs intended for use in food service to be sold in retail establishments.

“These eggs are generally just packaged to go to institutions like restaurants, many of which are closed at this time, and are needed to meet consumer demand for eggs.

“Another action we’ve taken to meet the demand for shell eggs is to provide producers of shell eggs that would normally go to further processing, like pasteurization, the flexibility they need to sell their eggs to distribution, to retail and supermarkets, as table eggs.”

Monitoring the supply chain: “We are closely monitoring both the human and animal supply chains for signs of shortages and determining if there’s anything we can do to help.”

Farm inspection changes: “We’ve postponed routine inspections of farms and food facilities, both in this country and abroad. We will, however, conduct ‘for cause’ inspections if we think there’s a potential threat to public health.

“We’re equally concerned with the health and safety of workers at every point of the supply chain, from farm to table.”

Economic consequences Administration urged to support rural America

By Erica Quinlan

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ALBIA, Iowa — Leaders of several agricultural organizations encouraged the Trump administration to consider measures that support rural America.

“No matter what we do, coronavirus and social distancing will have economic consequences,” said Patty Judge, co-founder of Focus on Rural America, which hosted an online press conference April 16.

“We can already see that. It’s critical that our nation’s leaders work together to contain this virus and to prevent disastrous, long-term consequences.”

It’s crucial to avoid an outbreak in rural communities, Judge said.

“We have already seen the impact of limited resources on metropolitan hospitals across our country,” she said. “Our rural towns and counties face an entirely different system in terms of care. For years, rural hospitals across the nation have been closing — 166 since 2005.

“Those remaining hospitals function with a physician shortage. … Our rural hospitals and clinics are accustomed to sending emergency patients elsewhere. How will those communities fare without resources nearby?”

Here are highlights from the press conference: “Spring is normally a very optimistic time, a hopeful time for farmers as they prepare the fields. But this is no ordinary spring. This is coming on the heels of some really tough years. Farmers are financially

stressed to the brink across all commodities and livestock.

“The recent disruptions and market changes are sending those operations Larew to more dire straits. That said, farmers continue to produce food, and abundant supply of it. Although there have been reports about concerns about grocery shelves, the fact is the supply is strong.

“The food is available.

Products continue to be produced. The disruptions in the supply chain should be worked out in short order. We also know there are ongoing challenges with connecting that surplus of food to those in most need. But again, we expect those situations to be remedied.

“That said, what these disruptions have shown us is that the markets still have room to go down.”

Rob Larew, president NATIONAL FARMERS UNION

“What we need is strong government leadership and support.

We need USDA to be right there along with us. We need immediate Skor assistance, we need lifting of regulatory burdens that prohibit the momentum and growth behind higher blends of ethanol and then we need regulatory certainty.”

Emily Skor, CEO GROWTH ENERGY

“If the president is going to invite oil executives to the White House, I believe he should do the same for the biofuel industry and for medical Judge leaders, service industry and labor. Everyone should be represented. We cannot provide a bailout to airlines, cruise ships and oil companies and expect that our rural economic engine will get back in order.”

Patty Judge, co-founder FOCUS ON RURAL AMERICA

“The folks producing, processing, retailing or transporting our food are on the frontlines of maintaining the health and welfare of our Vilsack families.

“This is a difficult circumstance and situation that the ethanol industry and American agriculture finds itself in. It’s going to be important for the administration and USDA to be very forthright about the assistance it can provide, and very creative.

“It’s time for USDA to minimize the barriers to getting food supplies out to people in need and maximize creativity in terms of assistance and help it can provide.”

Tom Vilsack, former secretary USDA

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Reaction mixed to ag payment plan

By Jeannine Otto

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WASHINGTON — Describing it as a “missed opportunity,” Geoff Cooper, the president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association expressed disappointment that the U.S. ethanol industry wasn’t included in the round of financial assistance to the U.S. agriculture industry impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Reactions to the announcement of the $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance P rogram, which includes $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and ranchers and a $3 billion food purchase program, were mixed, with ag groups applauding the intent of the program, but making it clear that their members will need more to make up for financial losses.

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“USDA missed a crucial opportunity to lend a helping hand to an industry that is suffering the worst economic crisis in its history. Roughly half of the ethanol industry is shut down today, as fuel demand has collapsed in response to COVID-19.

Corn demand and prices have plummeted as plants across the country are idling. Jobs are being lost, grain markets are being ravaged, rural communities are being destabilized, and the long-term future of homegrown renewable fuels hangs in the balance,” Cooper said.

The failure to be included in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s financial assistance program was the second hit for the U.S. ethanol industry in less than a week.

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“We get deliveries from the Eastern Illinois Food Bank twice a month and pick up supplies once a month at Midwest Food Bank in Bloomington at no cost. We get donations from the community all of the time. Walmart, through the Feeding America initiative, donates bread, meat and other items that are close to the expiration date, and Aldi also donates bread that’s close to being out of date,” Haag said.

“If we don’t have something, if we’re missing some key part, then we go buy that wherever we can get it the cheapest.

Being able to get all of this other food from all these other places really helps us leverage those costs down.”

They’ve even been successful in securing hardto-find toilet paper.

“These volunteers have found ways to get toilet paper to these people every week. We’re trying to come up with ways to better serve them over time if this is going to be a while. I’m hoping that we can get back to serving inside in a few weeks,” Haag continued.

Food pantries also benefit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s commodity subsidy program, including shipments of peanut butter, chicken, pork and other items.

“You never know what commodities you’re going to get. I have noticed with this administration that the poundage coming through that USDA program has really increased. They do a lot more commodity buying.

Every once and a while we get milk through the commodities program,” Haag said.

Haag foresees a shortfall in the next few months but remains optimistic.

“I think our numbers are going to go up and our dollars are going to go down just because we don’t have people in church to donate and people may not be able to donate as much, too. I do see that being a problem in the next few months but we’re sure going to try to weather the storm,” he said.

Haag’s connection to

According to data collected by Feeding America, there are nearly 1.4 million Illinois residents struggling with hunger, including over 453,000 children.

letters to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requesting that the agency waive oil refineries’ obligation to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard.

With Sonny Perdue, U.S. secretary of agriculture, indicating that there could be more financial assistance coming, Cooper urged that the ethanol industry be included in that.

“We implore Congress and the administration to ensure that the ethanol industry is included in the next round of emergency relief,” Cooper said.

The direct payments will help the nation’s hog farmers, but the plan, which includes payment limitations and lower amounts than expected, falls short of what the National Pork Producers Council wanted.

Earlier in the week, during a teleconference,

NPPC officials called for direct payments with no eligibility restrictions.

“While the direct payments to hog farmers will offset some losses for some farmers, they are not sufficient to sustain the varied market participants, including those who own hogs as well as thousands of contract growers who care for pigs. Unlike other industries that have received COVID relief without restrictions, many of our hog farmers have been left behind,” said Howard “A.V.” Roth, president of the NPPC. Pork industry economists estimate that U.S. pork producers could lose $5 billion collectively due to impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. cattle industry also expressed concern that the announced amounts fall short of actual needs.

“America’s cattle producers are facing unprecedented crisis after two market disruptions in less than a year, and this funding will provide the certainty needed to move forward with their work. While the relief funds that have been allocated to USDA

by Congress represent a start to stabilizing the industry, there is much more work to be done to protect the cattle producers who are an essential component of the agriculture industry and the anchor for rural America,” said Marty Smith, president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

A study commissioned

by NCBA released findings earlier in the week that showed cow-calf producers could lose $8.1 billion, the stocker/backgrounder sector could lose some $2.5 billion and feedlot operators could lose $3 bil-

lion as a result of the economic consequences of COVID-19.

The National Milk Producers Federation welcomed the USDA disaster assistance program.

“Dairy’s fortunes have been especially grim, given the perishability of our product, its daily harvest and the fact that the virtual shutdown of the food service market has wiped out more than one third of our product demand. After five years of poor prices, many producers faced financial difficulties even before the coronavirus crisis,” said Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the NMPF. “We hope to work with USDA and members of Congress on implementing the plan and on the further assistance that will inevitably be needed due to this deepening crisis,” Mulhern said.

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pun, this is an out- of-the -box example of what we’re trying to do. It is new and different, we’ve never done this before,” Perdue said.

The USDA intends to purchase, Perdue through distribution companies, $100 million per month of fresh fruits and vegetables, $100 million per month of dairy products and $100 million per month of meat products.

The distributors and wholesalers involved in the purchases will provide a box of those products to food banks and other feeding programs.

Perdue said farmers will be required to sign up for the direct payment program. He indicated that program could take a little while to get up and running.

“Frankly, by the time the rule gets published and software gets developed and everything, I am hoping we can get checks by the end of May. It’s an ar-

duous process but we are committed to move out on this as quickly and expeditiously as possible,” he said.

Perdue indicated that additional payments could be a possibility. “ We’ve a l so looked ahead to provide additional assistance with cost and disruption of markets in the months ahead, not really knowing what the demand destruction would be,” he said.

One sector that will not receive any funds is the U.S. ethanol industry.

Perdue indicated there are not enough funds right now to include ethanol plants in the aid package.

“It’s not included at this time. Obviously, there are huge challenges in the biofuel, ethanol industry that will affect our farmer corn growers and producers that supply that. Frankly, at this point, there’s just not enough money to go around.

The demand from all of the

sectors was even more than we could accommodate at this time,” Perdue said.

Perdue said the funds will come from a combination of $9.5 billion appropriated to agriculture via the CARES Act and residual funds in the Commodity Credit Corp.

“We are free to use the $9.5 billion for really all situations,” he said.

He added that the USDA decided to combine the $9.5 billion with a $6.5 billion residual in the CCC account for the direct payment program. The agency requested at least $20 billion with a $30 billion replenishment of the CCC funds.

Perdue said that language was removed after the CARES Act arrived in the Senate. The final bill appropriated $14 billion to replenish the CCC. Those funds won’t be available to the agency until July 2020.

will be compensated for 85% of price loss during that period, and exFROM PAGE ONE pected losses from April 15 through the next two That payment will be quarters, for which they determined using two will be compensated for calculations including 30% of their expected price losses that oclosses. curred between Jan.1 and The payment limit is April 15, for which they $125,000 per commodity

with an overall limit of $250,000 per individual or entity. Hoeven said qualified commodities must have experienced a 5% price decrease between January and April.

Perdue said April 17 that sign-up for the program will be announced

and that farmers who have Farm Service Agency accounts will be able to sign up using those accounts. Others who do not have FSA accounts will sign up with the Agricultural Marketing Service.

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riences,” Maierhofer said.

“For example, the horticulture assignment is for the students to go out around their house or neighborhood and take pictures of 15 plants and write down the characteristics of those plants,” he said. “In two weeks, they will go back and look at the same plant to see how the leaf or flower changed.”

Teachers are using a variety of ways to keep students engaged such as reading assignments or watching videos.

“I am trying to get them to stay informed about current activities with the virus and how it is affecting agriculture,”

Maierhofer said. “I want them to think about why milk is being dumped or what will happen with grain prices so they are aware of the situation.”

Other activities for the 176-member Seneca FFA Chapter are on hold until the stay at home order by the state of Illinois is changed, Maierhofer said.

“We were having an excellent year up to the point we had to slow things down,” he said.

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food pantr y program traces back to his years serving on the Illinois Pork Producers Association board and then as president.

IPPA’s Pork Power program has provided more than 821,000 pounds of pork to food banks, amounting to more than 2.7 million servings, to Illinois residents since the program began in 2008.

“IPPA has pushed the Pork Power program forward, and we really thought it was important to get out there right now.

So, pork producers have already provided 20,000 pounds of meat to the different distribution centers in the state since the first of the year,” Haag said.

“I really enjoy this because when I was president of the Pork Producers I was handing those meat donations and picked up awards on behalf of the Pork Producers from the Central Illinois Food Bank in Springfield and Eastern Illinois Food Bank in Urbana for what we’ve done as pork producers.

“But then you come to this side and you see the people who actually donate their time, give to this organization and just watching it through the process is very humbling.”

Mike and Trisha’s children, Kaleb, Brooke and Kacie, also enjoy volunteering at the food pantry, and Mike believes this work is an extension of the family’s crop and swine production.

“I just feel this is an extension as an agricultural producer here in the United States. Making sure people are fed is just natural for agricultural producers. It’s not only important that we provide food for the grocery stores, but that we also make sure people have food in our communities,” Haag said.

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He said the first part of the program, the $16 billion in direct payments, will go out in checks starting in May. The livestock industry will receive $5.1 billion for cattle, $2.9 billion for dairy and $1.6 billion for hogs.

Row crop producers will receive $3.9 billion.

Specialty crop producers will receive $2.1 billion and $500 million will go to producers of other crops.

“This program is open to farmers and ranchers regardless of size or market outlet, if they suffered an eligible loss,” Perdue said.

The second part of the program involves the U.S. Department of Agriculture purchasing, through local and regional distributors, such as SYSCO, $3 billion in meat, dairy and produce. That produce will be distributed to food banks and non-profit and faithbased charities.

“If you don’t mind the

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Families sign up to walk a mile and once they are done, send a picture to the chapter in order to keep a tally of the areas that are covered.

“So, people are getting out to pick up the community, they see the solid waste we have, they walk a mile and they see some farmers in the field, so there’s a little ag education along the way, as well,” Maierhofer said.

Since the Seneca chapter started their ditch-cleaning project, there has been progress made on one of the goals to reduce the amount of garbage people throw out the windows of vehicles.

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“That is the message for everyone to stop throwing stuff out the windows and keep the environment clean,” said Levi Maierhofer, a high school junior and the chairman of the public relations team for the Seneca FFA Chapter.

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Preventive maintenance and housekeeping in grain handling environments can have a huge impact on safety.

John Lee, director of safety, health and environmental services for the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois, discussed the importance of maintenance during a webinar.

The event was held as part of Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week.

“The definition of preventative maintenance is the planned inspection, monitoring, cleaning, adjusting and/or servicing performed to maintain and restore the equipment before failure occurs, and to maintain optimum performance,” he said.

“The key part of all that is to restore the equipment before failure occurs.”

Benefits of a preventative maintenance program include: n Avoiding disasters. n Controlling costs. n Controlling product and process safety.

n Optimizing performance of machinery. n Maintaining compliance. n Avoiding a breakdown during busy times.

“The grain industry is considered a special hazard industry and has its own (OSHA) standard,” Lee said. “This standard was written to prevent grain dust explosions.

“For maintenance, it says ‘regularly scheduled inspections of at least the mechanical and safety control equipment associated with dryers, grain stream processing equipment, dust collection equipment including filter collectors and bucket elevators.’

“Lubrication and other appropriate maintenance is in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations, or as determined necessary by prior operating records.”

The OSHA regulations are the minimum standards, Lee said. Many companies go above and beyond that.

Common OSHA citations include failure to

keep certification records, lubrication and maintenance not to manufactures specifications, lack of regular inspections and lack of lock out, tag out procedures.

“A good maintenance program will save you money, and you’ll have less down time and less expensive repairs,” Lee said. “Oil and grease is less expensive than gearboxes and bearings, but you have to know what you’re doing.

“Follow your preventative maintenance program.

Record your findings and document everything. If you do these things, your equipment will run at peak capacity when you need it the most.”

For more information about the OSHA standard, visit www.osha.gov/SLTC/ grainhandling/. Lear n more at www.standup4grainsafety.org.

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Rock Island 63/41

Chicago 56/41

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SUNRISE/SUNSET Rise 6:08 a.m.

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Decatur 66/44

Quincy 66/45

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Peoria 65/41

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Gary 54/42

Champaign 66/41 Lafayette 66/46

Springfield 66/46 Terre Haute 67/46

Fort Wayne 59/42

Muncie 64/47

Southern Illinois: Friday: thunderstorms possible in the north and west. Winds west-southwest 4-8 mph. Expect two-four hours of sun with a 35% chance of precipitation and fair-drying conditions. Average humidity 65%.

Vevay 68/51

Evansville 70/52

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Indiana Week ending April 20 Month through April 20 Season through April 20 Normal month to date Normal season to date

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Anna 69/51

Today Hi/Lo/W 66/41/c 56/41/sh 66/44/sh 67/49/t 54/41/sh 64/43/sh 68/49/c 65/41/t 66/45/t 57/40/r 63/41/r 66/46/t

Tom. Hi/Lo/W 56/36/sh 51/39/r 57/38/sh 61/40/t 46/39/r 52/37/sh 60/39/t 57/38/sh 59/39/sh 55/37/r 57/40/sh 58/39/c

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 58/35/sh 53/38/sh 59/39/sh 62/42/sh 45/38/sh 52/37/sh 60/39/sh 59/39/c 61/40/pc 57/37/pc 55/37/c 61/40/sh

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Central Indiana: Friday: mostly cloudy.

Winds south-southeast 6-12 mph. Expect less than two hours of sunshine with fair-drying conditions and average relative humidity 65%. Saturday: chance of rain; cooler in the west.

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Northern Illinois: Friday: rain and a thunderstorm all day, but a couple of afternoon showers possible to the east.

Winds south at 7-14 mph. Expect less than two hours of sunshine with a 65% chance of precipitation.

Central Illinois: Friday: a shower and thunderstorm in spots. Winds southwest at 7-14 mph. Expect less than two hours of sunshine with a 60% chance of precipitation and poor-drying conditions. Average humidity 70%.

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Southern Indiana: Friday: mostly cloudy.

Winds east-southeast becoming southeast at 4-8 mph. Expect two to four hours of sunshine with fair-drying conditions and average relative humidity 70%.

SOUTH AMERICA A front will slowly spread scattered showers and thunderstorms from northern Argentina and Uruguay to southern Brazil this weekend into early next week.

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Livestock

IBA focuses on protecting our producers

“Our producers have been under immense pressure the last few weeks.”

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many in agriculture are seeing changes to various aspects of daily life and how it is affecting cattle producers, not only here in Illinois, but across the country.

The past three weeks have had impacts on our business most of us had never imagined, and I want to help explain the work that the Illinois Beef Association has been doing to protect our members and our industry.

Since the start of the pandemic, the panic that has overtaken our country, the cattle markets and the grocery aisles has been unprecedented.

Through it all, and for what’s yet to come, IBA is focused on protecting cattle producers and their families.

To begin with, we knew we had to keep the cattle and beef supply chain moving. Consumers demonstrated that beef is their comfort food of choice in times of stress and uncertainty, and beef was flying off the grocery store shelves.

We spent the first few days of this crisis speaking directly to Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello in order to get a commitment that graders and inspectors would be in plants and stress the importance of agriculture being deemed an essential service. The same was done at the federal level.

We’re pleased that our administration in Illinois heard our requests to keep our industry up and running during this time.

So far, we have been able to move cattle and beef to keep the supply chain going, but recognize that the virus is affecting our rural communities.

We remain vigilant in conversations about the importance of the supply chain and our producers having a place to sell their cattle.

Our focus soon shifted to working with our congressional delegation to find solutions to market issues that continue to shake our industry.

IBA wrote a letter to our elected leaders in Washington, D.C., asking for attention and assistance on short- and long-term market implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We certainly understand that our producers have been under immense pressure the last few weeks — and it’s been a tough year all around.

It was important to us to get a piece of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act as a short-term solution; requesting assistance is unprecedented for the beef industry, but we have producers that truly need it. We asked our congressional delegation to ensure stimulus funding for beef producers, and that request was granted.

We also applaud a congressional letter that was sent to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue urging swift relief for cattle producers who have been adversely impacted by the ongoing pandemic. A special thank you to Reps.

Mike Bost, Cheri Bustos, Rodney Davis, Darin LaHood and John Shimkus for signing on to the letter.

We don’t know yet how the $9.5 billion set aside for livestock, dairy and specialty crop producers will be distributed, but we are continuing to work with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association to push the U.S. Department of Agriculture to quickly make those funds available and keep the beef industry at the top of the list.

I want to end by thanking you, the beef producer, for continuing to carry your calling to provide for our daily needs.

Jill Johnson is the executive vice president of the Illinois Beef Association.

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In the states of Washington and New York, the number of traffic crashes reported to state police fell about 30% in March compared with a year ago,

as the states were on lockdown for part of the month to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Other states are reporting similar declines in traffic and crashes, and consumer advocates are calling on insurance companies to cut premiums or give refunds by a like amount.

Some companies have responded, but the Consumer Federation of America reports that discounts may be

too small and aren’t being applied evenly.

Many insurance premiums are based on driving 1,000 miles per month, but customers may be driving only one-tenth of that, the federation said.

“The risk exposure is not nearly the same now as when the policy was first priced,” Doug Heller, an insurance expert with the federation, said April 13.

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Along with American Family Insurance, the federation gave State Farm an “A” for its credit program.

But Geico got a “D-minus.” Messages were left April 13 seeking comment from Geico.

T he only compa ny ranked worse was Erie Insurance, according to the federation. Erie only promised to reduce rates in the future, the federation said.

Erie Insurance said its rate reductions equate to a 5% discount on premiums for at least 12 months when policies are renewed.

The federation’s report, the company said, is based on an immediate impact

of the auto policies in the United States have announced refunds or credits to drivers worth more than $6.5 billion during the next two months, the federation said.

Some, like State Farm, the country’s largest auto insurer, are giving credits starting in June that amount to a 25% reduction in bills from March 20 through May 31. That’s about $20 per month per vehicle, the company says.

That’s the kind of immediate relief that all companies should offer because so many people have lost their jobs due to stay-athome orders from state governments, according to the federation. Yet many are offering only 15% discounts and one, Geico,

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But that doesn’t help drivers “who are paying premiums and need the relief now,” Heller said.

Many smaller insurers aren’t offering any discounts or credits, especially those that target lower-income or minority drivers, Heller said. The federation called on state insurance regulators to force insurers to cut rates or give refunds.

The federation suggests calling your insurer and asking for a reduced rate because you are driving less and raising questions about discounts on social media.

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PALMYRA, MO.: 312 +/Acres in 5 Tracts, 5 p.m., Roger & Marilyn Sublette,

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4-H’ers make safety masks for workers HENRY, Ill. — 4-H members in Marshall and Putnam counties are taking part in a community service project to make safety masks to support essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis.

“Service is a big part of being a 4-H member, and this is a good time to utilize their skills or learn a new ones to benefit others,” said Anne Scheel, 4-H and Youth Development Program coordinator for University of Illinois Extension in Marshall and Putnam counties.

Each participant was provided with materials to make two masks. They were asked to have their parents share them with members of the community who go to work every day for others to have essentials such as food, medicine and gas.

The youth were encouraged to find material at home to make more if they could.

“I am very proud of how our 4-H leaders and

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MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Schnepp Farm: 52.11 Acres • Section 9 • Whitmore – $7,000/Acre – 121.7 P.I. Lone Tree #1 Farm: 75.00 Acres • Section 35 • Long Creek – $9,300/Acre – 132.2 P.I. Decatur, IL Lone Tree #2 Farm: 80.00 Acres • Section 35 • Long Creek – $9,300/Acre – 128.2 P.I. Decatur, IL

MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Bakaitis Trust Farm: 27.11 Acres • Section 14,15 • Collinsville – $8,500/Acre – 113.9 P.I.

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• NEW LISTING! 50.176± Acres Tract 1, 50± Acres Tract 2, Pulaski County, Illinois L-2000207 L-2000208 • Recreational/crop ground on the Ohio River Waterfowl, Deer, Turkey, Fishing- These tracts allow all your recreational interests with income potential too. 1-Tract North of the Olmsted Lock and Dam and 1 Tract South of the Olmsted Lock and Dam• $150,000 each.

Tract 1 SOLD!

For details please contact Bret Cude, AFM/agent, at (618) 407-5399.

• NEW LISTING! 89.68± Acres, Dekalb County, Cortland Township, Illinois A-12979 • Located southeast of Sycamore, IL, just 2 miles east of Peace Road in Dekalb. Excellent recreational features: 15± Acres of water, 35± Acres of timber and 20± Acres of cropland. Deer, Turkey and Waterfowl habitat. Potential for building site. • $560,000 For details please contact Roy Bracey, AFM/Agent, at (309) 212-0014.

• NEW LISTING! 7.313± Acres, Sangamon County, 5965 W State Rt 97, Pleasant Plains, Illinois L-2000261 • Formerly Stone Seed Processing Facility located 4 miles west of Springfield, IL with 518.5 feet of frontage on IL Highway 97.

Highly improved commercial property has been used as corn, and more recently, a soybean seed processing facility. It has a well-maintained 2,450 sq ft office building with attached 31x50 climate-controlled warehouse, three additional warehouses, seed processing tanks and equipment. Call for details! • $1,150,000 • 58.47± Acres, Coles County, North Morgan Township, Illinois L-2000183 • Class A farm, 100% tillable • $9,500 per acre.

• 99.275± Acres, Douglas County • Newman Township DINGper acre; ALE PEN Class A soils, All tillable;SL-2000124 • $10,500 • PRICE REDUCED! 45.18± Acres, Coles County • Humboldt Township L-1900747 • Located about three miles south G of Arcola. Class A farm! All DIN SALE PEN tillable. • $9,500 per acre For details, please contact agents Winnie Stortzum or Tucker Wood at (217) 268-4434.

• 120± Acres, Lee County, Reynolds Township, Illinois L-1900676-00 • Located south of Rochelle with excellent access. 100% tillable Class A farm with productivity index of 142. • $10,900 per acre.

For details, please contact agent Marlon Ricketts at (815) 751-3467 • 293.5± Acres, Iroquois County, Illinois • A-30788 • Highly productive soils, nearly 100% tillable, great road G • $8,500 per acre.

DINaccess.

LE PEN SAPatrick For details please contact Gooding, AFM/Agent, at (217) 607-0118 or Brian Neville, AFM/Agent, at (217) 304-4317.

• 192± Acres, Iroquois County, Lovejoy Township, Illinois L-2000050 • Highly productive farmland with PI of 131 is located 3 miles north of Hoopeston and 1 mile east of Rt 1. Close to grain markets and being sold lease-free for 2020 crop year.• $1,593,600.

For details please contact agent Phillip Poppe at (815) 848-8121.

SOLD!

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LOGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Dough Farm: 160.00 Acres • Section 2 9 , 3 1 • Laenna – $13,300/Acre – 1 Wind Turbine - $26,025 in annual revenue.

Dough Farm: 40.00 Acres • Section 3 2 • Laenna – $12,150/Acre - $5,500 in annual revenue.

PIATT COUNTY, ILLINOIS Betty Youngberg Farm: 80.00 Acres • Section 16 • Willow Branch – $10,750/Acre – 136.0 P.I. Bement.

SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Fields Crossing Farm: 57.59 Acres • Section 8 • Rochester – $10,000/Acre – 133.1 P.I.

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NEW LISTING - Kane County Illinois - For Sale

FELDOTT FARM | near Elburn IL Commuter Rail Station 50.22± tax ac (49.55± tillable) PI 138.8, tile map available, Section 3, Kaneville Township, Meredith Road frontage. $10,850/ac CO-LISTED

Land Pro-Ray Brownfield (630.258.4800) | Re/Max-Bonnie White (630.878.1727)

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RECREATIONAL RETREAT IROQUOIS LAND TRUST FARM - HUNTING | INCOME PRODUCING 334.55± ac (123.74± tillable, 120.70 CRP, 90.11± wooded, creek acres) $5,800/acre. Contact Ray Brownfield to arrange showing. 630.258.2800

Kendall County Illinois - For Sale

PARKHURST FARM | PATH OF PROGRESS-GREAT LOCATION 66.8013± total ac. Borders Oswego IL corp limits. City sewer runs Minkler Rd frontage. Sec 24&25. Oswego Twp. $18,000/ac Ray Brownfield, Broker

LaSalle County Illinois - For Sale

RUTLAND TOWNSHIP FARM | PRICED TO SELL

155.80 survey ac (143.95± till ac, 15.2 CRP ac). PI 114.7. Sec 35, Rutland Twp. I-80, N30 frontage. $6,700/ac Ray Brownfield, Broker

Jersey County Illinois - For Sale

PIASA FARM | PLATTED FOR SUBDIVISION

83.591 survey ac (81.10± tillable ac). PI 112.1. Sec 21&22, Piasa Township.

2020 lease open. Lageman Rd frontage. $9,875/ac Dave Oster, Broker

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ROHLWING FARM

80.00± tax ac (69.92± tillable ac, 7.0 CRP ac) PI 115.2 Section 20, Pigeon Grove Township. $6,500/ac Chip Johnston, Broker

MONTGOMERY TRUST FARM | UNDER CONTRACT 74.49± tax ac (68.34± tillable) PI 136.8, Section 19, Irish Grove Precinct, West & Irish Grove Roads frontage. Ray Brownfield, Broker

AARON FARM | UNDER CONTRACT

155.17± tax ac (155.37± tillable) PI 136 (Muscatune, Osco soils) Hall Township, Section 4. Near Ladd IL, Bureau County. Chip Johnston, Broker 4.17.20

Vriner Farm: 33.30 Acres • Section 34 • Dix $8,300/Acre – 121.5 P.I. Elliot, IL

FARMLAND FOR SALE

KANKAKEE OFFICE 815-935-9878 IROQUOIS CO.- 138.29 Ac. NW corner of Ashkum.

139.75 crop ac. w/ 122.10 PI. $7,300/Ac. IROQUOIS CO.- 238.60 Ac. 7 mi. E of Clifton. 233.12 crop ac. w/ 123.60 PI. $8,350/Ac. KANKAKEE CO.- 76.50 Ac. 3 mi. NW of St. Anne. 74.2 crop ac. w/ 120.3 PI. $7,300/Ac. LIVINGSTON CO.- 156.54 Ac. 4 mi. SW of Emington.

158.07 crop ac. w/ 122.10 PI. $7,500/Ac.

MONTICELLO OFFICE 217-762-9881 PEORIA CO.- 144 .00 Ac. 2 mi. W of Peoria 74 & 474 Junction along State Hwy 8. 134.54 crop ac. w/ 120.20 PI. $6,500/Ac.

Ray L. Brownfield ALC AFM Managing Broker, Owner | 630.258.4800 Jason Lestina ALC AFM | Broker | 815.546.8276 Chip Johnston | Broker | 815.866.6161 Pat Tomlinson | Broker | 217.864.5733 Dave Oster | Broker | 708.732.3802

700 6th Avenue, DeWitt, Iowa | 563.659.8185 WHITESIDE CO., IL 140 acres MOL, 137 FSA tillable w/PI of 128.6, E. of Fulton. $9,500/a.

178 acres MOL, 150 FSA tillable est. w/PI of 122.2, E. of Fulton. $7,500/a.

147 acres MOL, 140.3 FSA tillable w/PI of 125, E. of Fulton. $9,000/a.

PENDING 122 acres MOL, 119.86 FSA tillable w/PI of 124.3, E. of Fulton. $7,500/a.

80 acres MOL, 73.61 FSA tillable w/PI of 117.7, E. of Fulton. $7,400/a.

507 acres MOL, 472.11 FSA tillable w/PI of 124.1, E. of Fulton. $7,500/a.

BOONE CO., IL, near Poplar Grove, IL 75 acres, All till., tiled, well drained, Hwy. Frontage.

HENDERSON CO., IL, near Carman, IL 208.116 acres, 205.5 till, level, priced to sell.

50 acres, Nice CRP farm.

WINNEBAGO CO., IL PENDING 244 acres MOL, Mostly tillable, Good farmland, Some outbuildings, Just north of Winnebago.

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NEW FARM AND LOTS 80 acres NEW Greer............................... $8,800/ac 120 acres NEW Watseka ........................ $5,300/ac 6.08 acres HIGH TRAFFIC Bradley .................CALL 56 acres Loda......................REDUCED...$6,450/ac 130+/- acres NEW Momence area .........$8,200/ac 78+/- acres NEW St. George area ......................................... PENDING...$7,850/ac 80+/- acres NEW St. George area .......... $7,500/ac 160 acres Milks Grove Twp ........SOLD...$8,250/ac 80 acres Ashkum ................REDUCED...$8,200/ac 20 acres Rockville ...................... SOLD...$7,600/ac 51 acres 1800’ River Frontage Aroma Park ........................................ $9,000/ac 38 acres Beecher........................ SOLD...$8,750/ac 80 acres Beecher.................................... $7,300/ac 100 acres Herscher ................................$8,250/ac 4 Commercial Lots Available Manhattan .......CALL 47.8+/- acres Residential Development 93 Lots Manhattan..................................................CALL 4.58+/- acres Commercial Site Elwood..........CALL 20+/- acres Zoned Commercial Gilman .........CALL 22+ acres Commercial Lots Available Channahon.................................................CALL 13.79+/- acres Zoned C-3 Channahon ...........CALL 218+/- acres St. Anne.............................$5,850/ac 134 acres Grant Park.............................. $8,150/ac 80 acres Towanda .................... SOLD...$10,900/ac 221 acres Towanda ...........PENDING...$10,500/ac 105 acres Clifton .................................. $10,250/ac 8 acres Wilmington Rt 102 .......................$80,000 90+/- acres Kankakee - close to town.... $8,700/ac 72 acres deer, turkey CRP, CREB, 2 creeks, river, Best hunting in Iroquois Co...............$5,250/ac 75 acres Otto Twp ............... REDUCED...$7,800/ac 51 acres just outside Ashkum................$8,500/ac 182 acres Pittwood/Watseka area .........$5,500/ac

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51 Acres, Byron, 141 PI . . . . . . . . .$11,500/acre 54 Acres, Near Triumph, 136 PI . . .$11,500/acre 64 Acres, McHenry County, near Harvard, 133.3 PI NEW LISTING . . . . . . . . . .$8,450/acre 81 Acres, Putnam Co, 141 PI . . . . .$11,000/acre 112 Acres, Morrison, 128 PI . . . . . .$6,750/acre 188 Acres, Erie, 180 acres CRP, $46K/year CRP income! SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,925/acre 77 acres Whiteside County . . . . . . . . . . . . SOLD 54 acres Whiteside County . . . . . . . . . . . . SOLD

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Farmers view the weedkiller as a new tool in an ever-increasing battle with “super weeds” that have developed resistance to as many as six different types of weedkillers, including glyphosate, the most widely used pesticide in the United States.

The herbicide, isoxaflutole, will be able to be sprayed on soybeans that have been genetically engineered to withstand it.

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oadleaf plants and is already used on corn in 33 states. Isoxaflutole is manufactured by German agribusiness giant BASF and sold under the brand name Alite 27.

Bayer originally commercialized the modified soybeans and herbicide under its LibertyLink system, but was required to sell it to BASF as part of the merger agreement when it bought Monsanto in 2018.

In a press release announcing the decision, the EPA touted the feedback the agency received from farmers on the need for the herbicide.

But the agency sidestepped the usual public input process for the decision.

The herbicide’s registration was opened for public comment, but not listed in the federal register, where agencies provide notice

68 acres Demonte IN.............................. $6,950/ac 86 acres Manteno Rt 50....................... $10,900/ac 75 acres Donovan...................................$8,350/ac 17 acres Clifton ......................................$5,500/ac 116 acres Ashkum..........................................CALL 159 acres Bourbonnais ........................$30,000/ac 76 acres Manteno - Development ..................CALL 20.39+/- acres I-57 Interchange Manteno .....CALL 44.66+/- acres Danville 20 acres Solar.....................................$800,000 75 acres Grant Park................................$8,400/ac Lot 46 RT 45............................................ $146,328 Lot 2 Prairie Harbor ................................$230,901 Lot Prairie Harbor ...................................$330,000 Lot 47 Prairie Harbor...............................$368,550 New River Run Lot .................................... $15,000 30 acres Bourbonnais ......... REDUCED...$7,900/ac 137 acres corner of Rt 45 and Peotone/Wilmington Rd ............................CALL 48 acres Momence area Good Cash Rent................................. $7,400/ac 158 acres Manteno.........................................CALL 5 acres Manteno.............................................CALL 134 acres Grant Park.............................. $7,500/ac 10 acres Gilman ...........GREAT FISHING...$80,000 8 acres -Development Potential ................ $67,900 50 acres Kankakee-Development............ $750,000

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“The press release caught everyone off guard, we were just waiting for

the EPA to open the comment period and we never saw it,” said Nathan Donley, a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity, a national, nonprofit conservation organization.

“We were just waiting for the EPA to open the comment period and we never saw it.”

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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — A crop input provider serving eight Corn Belt states plus Ontario has kept supplies flowing while protecting employees across the chain.

Jeff Bunting, Growmark Crop Protection Division manager, spoke of the company’s input supply and related logistics efforts during the coronavirus pandemic in a University of Illinois’ farmdoc webinar April 14.

There is currently “little or no disruption” in the crop nutrient, crop protection and seed portions of the business.

“There has been strong demand for ammonia so far, so we’re off to a great start of getting this corn crop planted in 2020. There are no major upstream concerns right now based on movement. We feel good where we are with the multiple source points from our terminal networks,” Bunting explained.

On the seed side, 99% of the corn seed and 97% of the soybean seed have been shipped and positioned for the planting season. In-season needs are available at local FS companies.

“Most of our actives that we would need for crop protection were stateside prior to the outbreak. We’re also benefiting from a large carryover inventory from 2019. Corn and soybeans didn’t get planted. So, we all had planned to plant those acres last year and that didn’t happen. That inventory came back into the warehouse and we still have that inventory to pull

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from, too,” Bunting said.

“So, I feel pretty good giving that crop protection business will be good in the short-term of getting this crop protected with herbicides, fungicides and insecticides that we need for the current year.”

Bunting China pr o duc e s 1.465 million tons of pesticides, representing 49% of global use.

“China is slowly coming back online. It may be a little bit longer in terms of the supply chain lead time, but things are going back into production,” Bunting added.

“I feel very confident that we have enough product to get the 2020 season off to a good start.

We may have to pivot and go to a plan B or plan C, but we do have options here are available.

We still have to be mindful of being careful and being safe.”

LOGISTICAL SAFETY Growmark has made some logistical changes that keep the supply chain flowing while protecting staff.

“Prior to COVID-19 pandemic the product would come into a terminal or warehouse and was staged there and then we’d move things out. Now we’re doing more things direct-ship from the facilities right to the member companies to go right to the users of the different seed and technologies. That would include seed and grain systems products,” Bunting said.

“We’ve also added carrier capacity to the distribution centers, getting more trucks to deliver products in a timely fashion.

“We can’t thank those truck drivers enough for the work that they’re doing, the long hours that they’re employed right now to get things done.

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T hey’re been ver y responsive and very effective in delivering the goods to the essential businesses that we have within the ag and grocery industries.”

AT CAPACITY All crop nutrient and distribution centers are currently operating at full capacity.

“We took some steps the last couple of weeks to look at how our employees are operating within our groups. In the past we usually have three shifts during a day. We’ve gone to two 12-hour shifts to manage and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 and to date we’ve done a great job of keeping the facilities safe, keeping them clean and keeping the employees healthy,” Bunting explained.

“We’ve implemented policies related to the health and safety of our employees. We have almost 100 suppliers that we deal with that will come in contact with the warehouses. So, we have a lot of traffic, we have a lot of people involved. So, we maintain the self distance and the 6 feet of isolation is important and keeping guys in their trucks and allowing things to happen without them getting out that would increase their exposure to that is pretty important.

“Alternative supply point arrangements with key suppliers began about a month and a half ago in the event something happens to a warehouse. We set up different pickup points with major and generic suppliers. Alternate member delivery sites have been established from major and generic suppliers.

Ample FS Seed supplies have been developed for farmers to get seed in-season.”

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The webinar concluded with a question-and-answer session.

Have you seen an increase in last-minute soybean sales since the March 31 prospective plantings report that estimated 97 million corn acres and 83.5 million soybean acres?

“We have. I think if I talk to a lot of our companies down south, I know a couple of large farmers in the area that are probably going to move to more soybeans. We have seen that, probably in pockets, and I’m not surprised to hear that given that report.”

With 99% of the corn seed shipped, is it safe to assume that plant 2020 is on track?

“I’d say it’s on track. Now we’re hoping for warmer conditions to plant and keep things going. We’ve seen the strong run on anhydrous ammonia the last two to three weeks and that tells me that grower is committed to corn.

“They’re going to get it planted and our movement of anhydrous ammonia is way ahead of last year, and we all know the reason for that, but it does mirror 2017 that I will call ‘normal spring activity.’ We’re on track to plant some corn acres.”

Should we expect any permanent agricultural or regulatory changes due to the pandemic?

“I think it’s too early to tell if we’ll see any regulatory changes due to the pandemic, but it’s a pretty fluid situation and as we get into the season we might see some changes, but I don’t see anything in the short term.”

Tom C. Doran can be reached at 815-780-7894 or tdoran@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow him on Twitter at: @AgNews_ Doran.

Extension expands lineup of webinars DECATUR, Ill. — The spread and mitigation of novel coronavirus is an evolving concern for University of Illinois. With all Illinois Extension in-person meetings canceled or postponed until after May 31, online webinars and trainings have been expanded.

Enjoy the same high-quality, personal touch of Extension’s in-person programs now in a free online format. Live webinars such as Being Mindful During Difficult Times and Natural Lawn Care are led by educators and professionals from around the state.

“Illinois Extension educators and staff are skilled in teaching in a variety of settings, changing how we provide information based on our audiences, location and technology,” said Nutrition and Wellness Educator Caitlin Mellendorf. “Webinars and online courses are an example of teaching based on our current situation.”

The webinars cover a wide range of issues relevant to all ages and stages of life with topics including food nutrition, family health and safety, food production, gardens and lawns, energy and environment, business and personal finances and government and community.

To find the full listing of webinars or to sign up, visit extension.illinois.edu/global/digital-webinars-and-training.

“An online course, particularly a live webinar, is similar to an in-person class,” Mellendorf said.

“Participants will see the slideshows, videos and other information the presenter shares, listen to the presenter and have time to ask questions. In many cases, we turn on our camera so it feels more like an in-person class.”

The webinars are open to the public with secure digital conference technology. Once registered, participants will receive instructions on how to log in.

New webinars and recordings of past sessions are added regularly.

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OPINION

What’s trending

These are this week’s most read stories on the AgriNews website: 1. Rach: We need a national milk marketing order, and we need it now 2. FarmHouse ‘three-peats’ as award-win-

ning fraternity 3. Johnson: IBA focuses on protecting cattle producers during pandemic

4. Deere begins production of protective face shields for healthcare workers 5. Experts say food supply chain is strong

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Laughter no longer the best medicine

Farm Bureaus answer the call While there’s a long road ahead in the health crisis we’re facing nationally and globally with COVID-19, I can’t help but be uplifted when I Zippy Duvall hear the stories of how farmers and ranchers American and local Farm Farm Bureau Bureaus are answering the call to community and country.

For some that could mean doing all you can to hold on till we get to the other side of this crisis. It also means all of us sharing stories of how we are still farming to put our fellow Americans’ minds at ease about the security of our food supply. And for others, it may mean adjusting the way you do business for a time, to meet the needs of today.

For Chad Butters, founder of Eight Oaks Distillery in Pennsylvania, answering the call meant changing over his distillery to produce hand sanitizer when he heard about the shortage in his community and across the country. At Holesinsky Winery in Idaho, they can barely keep up with demand for the hand sanitizer they’re producing.

These are just a couple of examples of family farmers who are stepping up to meet a need and solve a problem, often donating their new product to medical workers and community members at highest risk.

Farm Bureau staff are answering the call, too, working tirelessly for members and finding ways to get food from the farm to local customers.

Hawaii Farm Bureau has set up a “Farm to Car” service to get food safely to the community, while helping members continue to sell their products. Customers can place orders online and simply drive up to the farmers market where staff will load orders right into the car.

U-pick farms across the country are getting into the drivethrough business, including Butler’s Orchard in Maryland.

And thanks to creative solutions like the online direct-buy, farm finder from the Maryland Farmers Market Association, customers can easily find safe ways to get their fresh produce, meat and dairy products while supporting local farmers and relieving some of the burden from grocery stores.

For so many, answering the call means giving with no expectation of return, or selling products at a reduced cost to prevent waste. This has taken on many forms, and I am sure there are more acts of sacrifice across our rural communities than we can ever fully know.

Members across the country, like in Champaign County, Illinois, donated face masks to healthcare workers to help protect them on the frontlines of this fight.

Others, like Oregon Farm Bureau President Barb Iverson, are bringing a little extra joy to others in a tough time. When Barb and her family had to make the tough decision to cancel their annual Tulip Festival at Wooden Shoe Farm, they found a way to deliver tulips to seniors under stay-at-home orders in their state, bringing a bit of the colorful festival home to those who could use a little spring the most.

Here at the American Farm Bureau, we continue to work with our grassroots members and state Farm Bureaus, doing all we can to help you and your families make it through this crises.

I know we are all praying for relief to come soon, and as we wait, hope and work amid all we are facing, we will continue to be stronger together.

Zippy Duvall is the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

One reason — there were others — for my departure from farm magazine writing was laughter. Let me explain.

In the early Farm & Food 1980s, the File world, like now, was Alan Guebert headed to hell in a hurry and agriculture was leading the parade. U.S. interest rates were a crushing 14%, farmland prices were on their way to plunging 40% in just five years and grain prices were poised to fall off a cliff.

In the middle of this calamity, I suggested to Successful Farming’s managing editor, a devoted pipe smoker, that I write a story on the aching need for “a national coordinated food policy.”

My words hit his brain just as a drag of tobacco smoke hit his lungs, and his laughter and coughing were so convulsive that all he could do was wave me out of his office. He then laughed every time he saw me the following week.

The joke, as it turns out, was on us.

In 1985, federal policymakers, led by Big Ag, responded to the crisis as they always had: they spent billions to remodel and repaint old policies instead of daring to create new ones.

Two were genuine golden oldies, ethanol and the CRP, or Conservation Reserve Program. CRP was sold as a 10-year soil conservation tool and ethanol as a short-term alternative to use up an enormous corn carryover.

Thirty-five years later, both temporary programs remain.

In the 1990s, more market woes delivered the “revolutionary” Freedom to Farm law. The revolutionary part, it turned out, was that it suspended economic reality.

Under F2F, farmers received government checks to, literally, outbid, outspend and out-produce their neighbors.

And, boy, did they. F2F went from being a seven-year, $50-billion concept to being a six-year, $143-billion farm policy train wreck.

In the 2000s, Congress really jumped into the breach with crop insurance, another worn tire from the past. This time, though, they supercharged it with enormous subsidies to entice farmers to

use it.

What was left out, critics warned, was an effective tool to lift farm income should a big production-low price spiral hit. Relax, Congress said; this’ll work.

And it did until it didn’t. By 2016, net farm income had collapsed 30% from just three years prior.

Without an escape hatch, farmers did the only thing they could: they grew more to boost gross revenue. That, in turn, pushed commodity prices even lower and the downward spiral steepened.

Which is where we are today despite, according to the U.S. of Department of Agriculture statistics, having spent $1.067 trillion (in 2019 dollars) on federal farm programs since 1933, when they were institutionalized.

More surprising, one-third of that total, or $364 billion, has been spent in just the last two decades, despite 2011 through 2015 having been one of the most profitable five-year periods ever in American agriculture.

On the plus side, the money has underwritten the cheapest, safest, most abundant food supply in the history of the world. No small achievement.

It has also fed millions more

around the world and helped plant peace in some of its darkest corners.

But that cheap abundance isn’t looking cheap anymore. Foreign companies, some tied to domestic corruption or unfriendly governments, sit atop our meat, seed, fertilizer and chemical supply chains. As such, they shackle us to their corporate needs, not our national interests.

At the same time, those remnants of rural America that haven’t been run over, paved over, or turned over to corporate ag — local butchers, small flour mills and community supported ag groups and farmers — are now overwhelmed with new business during the COVID-19 crisis.

The lesson here is obvious.

Meanwhile, Congress and USDA, their lessons still unlearned, are gearing up to spend another $30 billion — and maybe far more — to remodel, repaint and rename more boom-and-bust ag policies from the past.

No one, however, is laughing anymore.

Farm & Food File is published weekly through the U.S. and Canada. Source material and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com.

Best laid plans gone awry

Keeping food, families safe

By Kim Baldwin

By Dr. Sarah Ison

by Robert Burns.

The poem is about all of When I was in high school, the hard work a small mouse I was introduced to John has done to prepare its nest Steinbeck’s work. As a high for winter, only to have the schooler, I devoured “The nest destroyed by Burns as he Grapes of Wrath” while on a plowed a field. road trip across west Texas In the original Scotsand made an extreme effort language poem, Burns reflects to go see a production of “Of that oftentimes “the best-laid Mice and Men.” schemes o’mice an’ men Gang Perhaps it was because I had aft agley.” Translated, it means that the best laid plans of mice been exposed to black-andand men often go awry. white images of my grandfaAs the kids and I have tranther as a small boy during the sitioned to remote learning and Great Depression, or because I was interested in the agricul- working, Burns and Steinbeck have popped into my mind ture represented in his works, many times. In fact, I have told or perhaps it was because myself on more than one occaSteinbeck’s words became sion, “Gang aft agley,” as a revivid images in my mind. minder that I need to approach I embraced Steinbeck’s characters, his themes and the each day with flexibility.

Did I anticipate my daughlessons presented. By the time ter would use a Sharpie I left home for college I had marker on my dry erase board declared Steinbeck as one of one hour into our new learnmy favorite authors.

Like many families, we have ing environment? No. Did I plan that the online converted to conducting our platform my son’s teacher is day-to-day operations from using to communicate with home these days. The kids and I are both completing our her students would crash the first day we started our new learning and working from home as my husband prepares schooling? No. Did I expect Rosie our farm to begin our spring planting. dog to come into the office While the majority of my during lunch and steal my husband’s days are generally daughter’s sandwich on our first spent in isolation in a tractor day of school from home? Nope. cab, my days are spent in our Did I think my children farm office with our two chilwould forget they’ve been dren attempting to be as proraised as civilized individuals ductive as possible with both and skip using the toilet in work and school. our house and instead “go” As we prepared for the kids to begin their continuous learn- outside on the first day of ing plan from home because of our new home schooling?

Absolutely not.

COVID-19, many well-meanYet, here we are. ing people began sharing a As we continue day by day, colorful, detailed schedule on I am reminded — thanks to Facebook for parents to impleSteinbeck and Burns — that ment and children to follow to my best laid plans can be afkeep order and organization fected by outside factors and during our days at home. the plan has to be modified.

I know how important rouMay we all remember that tines are. I was a public school teacher for 16 years and know a mix of grace, flexibility and humor will go a long way as the value of good routines. we move forward into this However, I’ve also learned over the years that sometimes new, temporary normal. And may we remind ourselves things don’t go as planned.

Aside from getting lost within there still are blessings to be found even if our best laid his stories, Steinbeck served plans have gone awry. as a gateway to other literary works. “Of Mice and Men” is a prime example of this. The title Kim Baldwin is a farmer of this work by Steinbeck refer- and Farm Bureau member in Kansas. ences the poem “To a Mouse,”

Information and guidance regarding COVID-19 is continually evolving. Although this can be frustrating and confusing, especially when recommendations change or are expanded, we can expect these changes with anything that is new or unknown.

The good news is that when it comes to this virus, the risk of contracting it through fresh or prepared food is low to none when following proper food safety and public health practices.

If we look at past data and investigations of previous coronavirus outbreaks, such as MERS and SARS, the World Health Organization determined that there was no disease transmission through food.

My family’s ranch raises meat shipped directly to families across the United States, and we have implemented social distancing practices in all areas of our business.

Local customers are asked to pre-order and remain in their cars during pick-up. We wear personal protective equipment, including masks and gloves, and provide access to proper hand-washing stations, in order to protect our family, our workers and our customers.

Keep in mind that gloves and masks alone will not prevent you from contracting COVID-19. You must implement the correct practices even with this gear to stop cross-contamination.

In fact, if you are not used to properly wearing gloves, they can create a false sense of security and lead to unintentional cross-contamination. Remember: wearing gloves does not replace the need to wash your hands properly.

When we need to travel off the farm, we take time to plan and ensure that anyone we work with who brings food to families takes the same care and precautions.

For example, our dry-ice supplier now leaves my order on the loading dock, and I load it myself. Our local feed

store has call-ahead options that allow us to stay fully in our vehicles and limit direct contact.

Commercial shipping carriers, like UPS and FedEx, pick up meat boxes from the ranch store porch and we limit the number of customers allowed inside the store for drop offs.

Consumers can rest assured that fresh fruits and vegetables purchased at the grocery store or from the local farmers market are safe. There is no need to implement extra steps in washing your produce, especially with soap or detergents that are not labeled for human consumption and can cause adverse side effects.

The best at-home food safety practices are simple: rinse produce immediately prior to eating or cooking and wash your hands properly prior to preparing or eating food.

Also, families and business alike must continue to sanitize high-contact surfaces, such as handles, doorknobs and counters, to reduce the risk of exposure.

Keeping your hands clean in the kitchen is the most important step you can take to stop the spread of germs and COVID-19.

There are still many unknowns surrounding COVID-19, but we can work with what we do know. We can all do our part to stop the spread through social distancing and good public health practices.

That’s just what farms like mine around this country are doing every day to ensure we can continue to keep the food supply strong.

For more information and to stay updated on best practices visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s coronavirus resource page: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.

Dr. Sarah Ison is a participant in American Farm Bureau Federation’s Partners in Advocacy Leadership Program and beef producer with her family in Ohio. She holds a doctorate in food safety and epidemiology.

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Market data Pandemic delivers gut punch to dairy farmers FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 17, 2020

Futures Prices

This Last This

week week Chg. week CATTLE HOGS APR 20 94.65 94.00 0.65 MAY 20 37.92 JUN 20 86.30 84.37 1.93 JUN 20 43.72 AUG 20 91.10 90.75 0.35 JUL 20 51.92 OCT 20 96.12 96.65 -0.53 AUG 20 56.40 DEC 20 99.87 100.30 -0.43 OCT 20 52.15 FEB 21 104.50 104.27 0.23 DEC 20 51.02

FEEDER CATTLE APR 20 119.52 MAY 20 119.27 AUG 20 128.40 SEP 20 129.95 OCT 20 130.82 NOV 20 131.27

MILK CLASS III 119.52 0.00 APR 20 13.41 118.95 0.32 MAY 20 11.10 128.87 -0.47 JUN 20 12.16 14.03 129.37 0.58 JUL 20 129.90 0.92 AUG 20 15.16 129.95 1.32 SEP 20 15.58

Last week Chg. 43.42 48.67 54.75 57.00 52.27 51.77

-5.50 -4.95 -2.83 -0.60 -0.12 -0.75

13.56 12.18 12.82 14.49 15.64 15.89

-0.15 -1.08 -0.66 -0.46 -0.48 -0.31

CORN MAY 20 3222 3316 -94 JUL 20 3292 3366 -74 SEP 20 3336 3416 -80 DEC 20 3434 3506 -72 MAR 21 3552 3622 -70 MAY 21 3620 3690 -70

SOYBEANS MAY 20 8324 JUL 20 8422 AUG 20 8444 SEP 20 8464 NOV 20 8510 JAN 21 8536

8634 8710 8734 8722 8756 8786

-310 -288 -290 -258 -246 -250

CHICAGO WHEAT MAY 20 5334 5564 -230 JUL 20 5336 5574 -238 SEP 20 5386 5612 -226 DEC 20 5470 5676 -206 MAR 21 5544 5724 -180 MAY 21 5552 5726 -174

K.C. WHEAT MAY 20 4786 JUL 20 4852 SEP 20 4916 DEC 20 5014 MAR 21 5112 MAY 21 5164

4920 4990 5056 5154 5242 5304

-134 -138 -140 -140 -130 -140

BRENT CRUDE OIL JUN 20 28.08 31.48 -3.40 JUL 20 31.58 34.18 -2.06 AUG 20 33.47 35.66 -2.19 SEP 20 34.87 36.66 -1.79 OCT 20 35.95 37.44 -1.49 NOV 20 36.67 38.00 -1.33

ETHANOL MAY 20 JUN 20 JUL 20 AUG 20 SEP 20 OCT 20

0.938 0.969 0.972 0.972 0.972 0.972

0.034 0.024 0.034 0.034 0.034 0.034

0.972 0.993 1.006 1.006 1.006 1.006

Stocks of Agricultural Interest

This Last 52-wk week week high

This Last 52-wk week week high

ADM 37.19 37.58 47.20 Corteva 25.51 27.93 32.78 AGCO 49.49 52.10 81.39 Dupont 38.36 40.78 83.72 BASF 12.43 12.95 20.98 Deere 138.46 145.75 181.99 Bunge 40.09 40.83 59.65 FMC 86.10 90.00 108.77 CF 28.29 31.01 55.15 Mosaic 11.45 12.97 28.01

Export Inspections (MIL BU.) This Year Cumulative Cumulative Cml.

week ago this year year ago % diff.

WHEAT 608.709 528.714 21442.02 19935.798 7.56 CORN 1029.886 1191.442 20371.97 31933.828 -36.21 SOYBEANS 442.024 476.305 32338.33 30645.028 5.53

Livestock Summary % diff.

This Last Year week year

week week ago ago ago Hog Slaughter-est 11000 HD 2236 2407 2384 -7.10 -6.21 Cattle slaughter-est 1000 HD 502 536 642 -6.34 -21.81 MEAT PRICES This week Last week Change Pork Cutout 51.93 8.73 60.66 Bellies 62.02 29.12 32.90 Loins 92.43 89.46 2.97 Hams 39.53 37.42 2.11 Yld Gr 3 Choice Beef 238.07 224.39 13.68 Select Beef 229.60 207.53 22.07 5-Mkt Fed Cattle Live 96.77 105.00 -8.23 5-Mkt Fed Cattle Carcass 154.33 168.00 -13.67 OKLAHOMA CITY This week Last week Change Low High Low High Low High FEEDER STEER 4-5 Wt Mf 1’S 5-6 Wt Mf 1’S 6-7 Wt Mf 1’S 7-8 Wt Mf 1’S 8-10 Wt Mf 1’S

136.25 179.50 143.00 171.00 135.25 149.75 122.50 151.00 113.50 135.50 119.00 137.75 108.50 124.25 105.50 123.50 93.75 111.50 92.50 111.50

-6.75 8.50 12.75 -1.25 -5.50 -2.25 3.00 0.75 1.25 0.00

CASH HOGS, CARCASS PRICES, WEIGHTED AVERAGE BASE PRICE This week Last week Change National

32.28 39.03 -6.75

Eastern Corn Belt Direct Feeder Cattle Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kentucky and Ohio Reported sales this week, 3,233; last week, 834; last year, 0.

Supply included 38% over 600 pounds, 58% heifers.

Feeder Steers Medium, Large 1

Avg. Avg. Delivery Head Wt. Price (FOB) 58 850 110.00 Current Feeder Steers Medium, Large 1-2 1000 400 152.00 Current 295 850 104.61 Current

Feeder Heifers Medium, Large 1-2

Avg. Avg. Delivery Head Wt. Price (FOB) 1000 400 142.00 Current 650 750 98.00 Current 230 725 105.15 July

USDA National Grain Market Review Compared to last week, cash bids for corn, sorghum and soybeans were lower; wheat was mostly lower.

For the week ending April 9, an increase of 35.7 million bushels of corn export sales for 2019-20 were reported, with an increase of 9 million bushels of soybean exports sales, and an increase of 6.6 million bushels of wheat export sales. Sorghum export sales showed an increase of 2.9 million bushels.

Ethanol production for the week ending April 10 reported a decrease of 102,000 barrels per day to 0.570 million barrels a day. Ethanol stocks increased 0.378 million barrels at 27.5 million barrels. Corn used for ethanol production decreased to 57.7 million bushels.

Soybean crush for March was pegged at 181.4 million bushels.

For the week ending April 12, corn planted was at 3% and sorghum was at 18%.

Wheat was 31 1/4 cents lower to 2 cents higher. Corn was 10 to 18 cents lower. Sorghum was 21 cents lower. Soybeans were 16 3/4 cents lower to 26 3/4 cents lower.

CORN Kansas City US No 2 truck Yellow Corn was 10 to 12 cents lower from 3.14 3/4-3.21 3/4 per bushel.

Omaha US No 2 Yellow Corn was 11 cents lower from 2.983.06 per bushel.

Chicago US No 2 Yellow Corn was 12 to 16 cents lower from 3.19 3/4-3.21 3/4 per bushel.

Toledo US No 2 rail Yellow corn was 12 cents lower at 3.09 3/4 per bushel.

Minneapolis US No 2 Yellow corn rail was 18 cents lower at 2.87 3/4 per bushel.

OILSEEDS Minneapolis Yellow truck soybeans were 23 3/4 cents lower at 8.15 3/4 per bushel.

Illinois Processors US No 1 Yellow truck soybeans were 24 3/4 to 26 3/4 cents lower from 8.41 3/4-8.53 3/4 per bushel.

Kansas City US No 2 Yellow truck soybeans were 16 3/4 to 26 3/4 cents lower from 8.16 3/48.41 3/4 per bushel.

Illinois 48 percent soybean meal, processor rail bid was 0.60 to 2.60 points higher from 295.10-296.10 per bushel.

Central Illinois Crude Soybean oil processor bid was 1.31 to 1.86 lower from 25.50-25.80 per cwt.

WHEAT Kansas City US No 1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein rail bid was 26 cents lower from 5.515.61 per bushel.

St. Louis truck US No 2 Soft Red Winter terminal bid was 27 cents lower at 5.45 per bushel.

Minneapolis and Duluth US No 1 Dark Northern Spring, 14.0 to 14.5 percent protein rail, was 21 1/4 to 31 1/4 cents lower from 6.01 1/4-6.26 1/4 per bushel.

Portland US Soft White wheat rail was steady to 2 cents higher from 6.07-6.10 per bushel.

SORGHUM US No 2 yellow truck, Kansas City was 21 cents lower from 5.71-6.25 per cwt. Texas High Plains US No 2 yellow sorghum (prices paid or bid to the farmer, fob elevator) was 21 cents lower from 5.00-5.62 per cwt.

OATS US 2 or Better oats, rail bid to arrive at Minneapolis 20 day was 15 cents higher from 2.89 1/43.59 1/4 per bushel.

By Martha Blum

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ROSEMONT, Ill. — The impact of the COVID-19 virus has delivered a gut punch to American commodity prices.

“The impact has probably been the most significant to the dairy industry and dairy farmers with milk prices declining by 26%,” said Tom Vilsack, U.S. Dairy Export Council CEO and president, during a news conference.

“The dairy industry was recovering from a long period of difficulty with a lot of momentum on exports at the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020,” Vilsack said.

“Our February numbers showed dairy was exporting at a rate better than last year, and we had six consecutive months of growth despite the port issues at the onset of the virus.”

However, the coronavirus had the same impact on export markets as it has had in the United States.

“With food service and schools closed, the milk that would have been consumed in those places now has to find a different home,” Vilsack said. “And that product is in competition with the exports we would have otherwise been able to do.”

“On the retail front, we saw initial panic buying with fluid milk consumption going up 55%,” said Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management Inc. “Recent data shows that number down to single digits and some at or below pre-virus levels.”

In addition, Gallagher said, about 60% of U.S. butter is sold through food service.

“We sell from 40 to 50% of our cheese through food service, as well as lots of milk for coffee, in containers or in milk shake mix,” Gallagher said.

“Farmers are viewed as heroes, so we’re trying to connect heroes with consumers with some of our programs,” he said. “We believe it’s time to remove the disconnect with the consumer who is interested in the value chain back to the farmer.”

“Every day is new in terms of challenges,” said Barb O’Brien, president of Dairy Management Inc. “We are ensuring kids have access to school meals since it represents 7% of the milk supply so we are working to ensure it’s operational.”

In partnership with Feeding America, O’Brien said, the dairy checkoff is focused on marrying excess supply of dairy products with hunger programs.

“It is a very serious situation for the dairy industry, and this industry is in a unique circumstance compared to other commodities,” Vilsack said.

“It’s not just about purchasing commodities and putting them in a warehouse — it’s purchasing commodities and delivering them to food banks that are in desperate need.”

“At retail we are helping to address the pinches in the supply chain to get the product out of the warehouse and into the store,” O’Brien said. “We are looking at what we can do as we understand consumer behavior.”

In Southeast A sia, Vilsack said, the Dairy Export Council made an investment to locate a Center for Dairy Excellence in Singapore.

“The team is working to plan a series of webinars and virtual classes to show how to use U.S. cheeses in a variety of ways and recipes,” he said. “They are on a curve to recover from the virus quicker than in the U.S., so we hope by maintaining these contacts U.S. dairy products will be on

top of mind as the restaurants begin to reopen.”

In addition to the coronavirus, the dairy industry faces challenges in Mexico.

“Their economy is soft and hurt by the recent oil price decline and the peso is devalued,” Vilsack said. “We are keeping an eye on ways we can work with the Mexican dairy industry to encourage consumption because it is a key market for us.”

One of the main messages for the Dairy Export Council is that the United States has dairy products and the cows don’t know there’s a virus.

“Farmers continue to work to produce milk, processing plants are still making cheese and other products, so there is no need for retailers to restrict the amount being purchased by consumers,” Vilsack said. “There is no reason on the export side to believe that any order can’t be filled by the U.S. dairy industry.”

Before the COVID-19 struck the United States, from 15% to 16% of the dair y production was milk solids placed into the export market, Vilsack said.

“Southeast Asia carried us in February,” he said.

That’s why it is important for the Center for Dairy Excellence to continue working during the worldwide pandemic.

“If we were to turn off that program for a couple of months, we would have a significant decline in exports now and in the future because we would cede to the competition,” Vilsack said.

“It would be very difficult for us to regain the momentum we had with higher volumes.”

Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@ agrinews-pubs.com.

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In 1976, Milton If you doubt for a moFriedman, an American ment that massive deflaeconomist, received the Nobel Memorial Prize in tion is not underway, ask any livestock or grain Economic Sciences for his research on consump- producer about the prices they now receive for their tion analysis, the history products. Go ask them. of money and theory Can helicopter money and the complexity of help today’s economy stabilization policy. In hammered by corona1969, Friedman wrote a virus as it helped the parable about dropping economy back in the money from a helicopter Great Recession of 2009? to prevent deflation.

Yes, helicopter money It was deflation that

will work once more to reverse the forces of deflation and help revitalize the economy before the end of this year, or not much later than the first quarter of next year.

After watching the Fed, the White House and Congress back in 2009 basically drop money from helicopters and witnessing the good it did to the economy was an eyeopener.

And because history tends to repeat itself, I am a loud, enthusiastic fan of helicopter money to reverse the forces of deflation and demand destruction plaguing our economy.

Of course, being in favor of helicopter money places me firmly in the same camp as Helicopter Ben. And that is perfectly fine with me as I predict deflation will be defeated, the economy will turn higher and upward spikes in a host of commodity markets such as livestock will unfold.

Helicopter Ben & Helicopter Jerry are on the same page about what should unfold in the months ahead.

And when the helicopter money cures the ills brought about by coronavirus — and it will — I predict a renown ice cream producer launches a new and exciting product. It will be called “Ben & Jerry’s Helicopter” ice cream.

The flavor, naturally, will be huckleberry and pint-size only. But that may change, depending on gross sales and social distancing.

Watch for “Ben & Jerry’s Helicopter” ice cream in a store nearby, but be careful and wear a face mask when shopping. Not the kind the Lone Ranger was always wearing because you will scare the bejeebers out of the clerk.

Durbin hears virus concerns from ag groups SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, discussed the COVID19 pandemic’s effect on Illinois agriculture with leaders from Illinois agricultural groups.

During the call, Durbin heard concerns about the need for immediate and direct financial assistance for family farm and livestock operations, the importance of maintaining stability in both agricultural markets and the food supply chain and recommendations for additional policy changes that can help agriculture producers during the pandemic.

Durbin, D-Ill., has pressed the Small Business Administration to allow farms and agricultural b u s i ne s s e s su f fer ing economic injury due to COVID-19 be acknowledged as eligible for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.

He also has urged the SBA to prioritize the needs of farms and small businesses in underserved and rural markets when processing and disbursing loans under the Paycheck Protection Program established in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The CARES Act also included $23 billion for U.S. Department of Agriculture assistance for crops, livestock, dairy and other farm products.

“The past few years has been a challenging time on Illinois farms. Now, with the suddenness of the COVID-19 pandemic, our farmers are facing even more serious economic consequences as consumer demand has dramatically shifted, crop and livestock prices have dropped and supply chains face disruptions,” Durbin said.

“I promised stakeholders on today’s call that I would continue to push the administration to do everything it can to provide immediate financial relief for family operations and protect the health and safety of workers that support our food system.”

Joining Du rbin on the April 15 call included the Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Soybean Association, Illinois Corn Growers Association, Illinois Pork Producers, Renewable Fuels Association, Grain and Feed Association of Illinois and the Illinois Beef Association.

Duvall named to Economic Revival Industry Group WASHINGTON — American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall will join the Great A me r ic a n E c onom ic Revival Industry Group focused on agriculture.

President Donald Trump created 17 groups to help shape plans to reopen the economy following the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’m honored to have been chosen by President Trump to join the Great Economic Revival Industry group focusing on ag r icult u re. A mer ica’s far mers and ranchers are deeply committed to feeding the nation during this crisis, but there are mou nt i n g ch a l le n ge s threatening their ability to keep putting food on A mericans’ tables,” Duvall said.

“The lost food service and restaurant market due to the COVID-19 shutdown hit America’s farm families hard. The prices paid to farmers and ranchers have spiraled down, and in some cases, demand has disappeared, despite empty grocery shelves.

“We look forward to working with fellow agricultural leaders and the Trump administration to ensure healthy, affordable food continues to be available to families across the country and farmers are able to hold on as we return to some sense of normalcy in America.”

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Corteva, AgPlenus combine forces to develop herbicides WILMINGTON, Del. — Corteva Agriscience and AgPlenus, a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd., announced that they have entered into a multi-year collaboration for the development of novel herbicides.

The collaboration will combine Corteva’s strengths in crop protection product discovery and development with AgPlenus’ expertise in designing effective and sustainable crop protection products using predictive biology.

By leveraging their complement a r y exper tise, Corteva and AgPlenus will address the rise of global weed resistance, created inpart by the absence of new modes of action for weed control over the past 30 years. Successful products resulting from the collaboration will enter a multi-billion-dollar market.

“Weed resistance presents a serious challenge for today’s farmers,” said Neal Gutterson, Corteva Agriscience senior vice president and chief technology officer.

“So much has changed since the last MoAs were identified in the early

1990s. It’s time to find new solutions. Our collaboration with AgPlenus positions us well to do that.”

Under the terms of the agreement, Corteva will apply its extensive crop protection research and development expertise, and AgPlenus will apply a robust computational platform to optimize several of AgPlenus’ chemical families. Such chemical families already have been validated for herbicidal activity and are connected to new MoAs. Corteva holds an exclusive license from AgPlenus to commercialize herbicides based on these chemical families. Additional financial terms of the collaboration were not disclosed.

“We are very excited with this new collaboration with Corteva Agriscience, a pioneer in the development of novel herbicides. This collaboration will focus on optimizing our leading chemical families putting us in an excellent position to pursue our target of developing novel herbicides,” said Eran Kosover, AgPlenus’ CEO.

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Outlook for April 24 - April 30

Shown is Friday’s weather. Temperatures are Friday’s highs and Friday night’s lows.

Rock Island 63/41

Chicago 56/41

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SUNRISE/SUNSET Rise 6:08 a.m.

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Decatur 66/44

Quincy 66/45

Springfield Date April 24 April 25 April 26 April 27 April 28 April 29 April 30

Peoria 65/41

Set 7:46 p.m.

7:47 p.m.

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Gary 54/42

Champaign 66/41 Lafayette 66/46

Springfield 66/46 Terre Haute 67/46

Fort Wayne 59/42

Muncie 64/47

Southern Illinois: Friday: thunderstorms possible in the north and west. Winds west-southwest 4-8 mph. Expect two-four hours of sun with a 35% chance of precipitation and fair-drying conditions. Average humidity 65%.

Vevay 68/51

Evansville 70/52

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GROWING DEGREE DAYS Illinois Week ending April 20 Month through April 20 Season through April 20 Normal month to date Normal season to date

6 67 111 28 28

Indiana Week ending April 20 Month through April 20 Season through April 20 Normal month to date Normal season to date

7 67 125 5 5

Anna 69/51

Today Hi/Lo/W 66/41/c 56/41/sh 66/44/sh 67/49/t 54/41/sh 64/43/sh 68/49/c 65/41/t 66/45/t 57/40/r 63/41/r 66/46/t

Tom. Hi/Lo/W 56/36/sh 51/39/r 57/38/sh 61/40/t 46/39/r 52/37/sh 60/39/t 57/38/sh 59/39/sh 55/37/r 57/40/sh 58/39/c

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 58/35/sh 53/38/sh 59/39/sh 62/42/sh 45/38/sh 52/37/sh 60/39/sh 59/39/c 61/40/pc 57/37/pc 55/37/c 61/40/sh

Indiana Bloomington Carmel Evansville Fishers Fort Wayne Gary Lafayette Indianapolis Muncie South Bend Terre Haute Vevay

Today Hi/Lo/W 68/47/c 65/49/c 70/52/c 66/49/c 59/42/c 54/42/sh 66/46/c 66/47/c 64/47/c 60/41/sh 67/46/c 68/51/c

Tom. Hi/Lo/W 59/40/t 54/36/sh 59/42/t 55/37/r 53/36/r 50/39/r 57/39/sh 58/39/sh 56/39/r 49/36/r 58/39/sh 60/39/t

Northern Indiana: Friday: a couple of afternoon showers possible in the north and west. Winds east-southeast becoming south-southeast at 4-8 mph. Expect less than two hours of sunshine with a 30% chance of precipitation.

Central Indiana: Friday: mostly cloudy.

Winds south-southeast 6-12 mph. Expect less than two hours of sunshine with fair-drying conditions and average relative humidity 65%. Saturday: chance of rain; cooler in the west.

For 24-hour weather updates, check out www.agrinews-pubs.com Illinois Champaign Chicago Decatur E. St. Louis Evanston Joliet Mt. Vernon Peoria Quincy Rockford Rock Island Springfield

Northern Illinois: Friday: rain and a thunderstorm all day, but a couple of afternoon showers possible to the east.

Winds south at 7-14 mph. Expect less than two hours of sunshine with a 65% chance of precipitation.

Central Illinois: Friday: a shower and thunderstorm in spots. Winds southwest at 7-14 mph. Expect less than two hours of sunshine with a 60% chance of precipitation and poor-drying conditions. Average humidity 70%.

Indianapolis 66/47

Mt. Vernon 68/49

East St. Louis 67/49

TEMPERATURES

Evanston 54/41 South Bend 60/41

Rockford 57/40

AGRICULTURE FORECASTS

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 58/38/sh 53/36/r 61/40/sh 53/36/r 53/35/sh 50/39/sh 58/38/sh 57/37/sh 57/38/r 52/35/sh 59/37/sh 56/37/r

Southern Indiana: Friday: mostly cloudy.

Winds east-southeast becoming southeast at 4-8 mph. Expect two to four hours of sunshine with fair-drying conditions and average relative humidity 70%.

SOUTH AMERICA A front will slowly spread scattered showers and thunderstorms from northern Argentina and Uruguay to southern Brazil this weekend into early next week.

Weather (W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

Illinois’ soils cooler in mid-April wide on April 15, a drop of 4 degrees from April 1.

Soils warmed the first week of the month, reaching temperatures from the mid-50s in the north to high 60s in the south.

However, cooler weather led to falling soil temperatures with daily lows in the mid-30s to low 40s.

Mid-month temperatures averaged 2 degrees

$45,000 in scholarships from Grain and Feed Association SPR I NGF IEL D, I l l. — The Grain and Feed Association of Illinois has awarded 20 students from across the state scholarships totaling $45,000 throug h the Indust r y Immersion Program.

Scholarships are awarded to students who show academic excellence, exemplar y community involvement and a strong interest in pursuing a career in the Illinois grain and feed industry.

Recipients must have a permanent Illinois residence and be enrolled at an accredited college or university.

St udent s who have already completed the

Industry Immersion Program are also eligible to apply for a $1,000 renewable scholarship.

This year, 10 students were selected to receive a renewable scholarship.

Scholarship w inners will undergo a three-day Industry Immersion KickOff Tour in August, where they will have the opportunity to visit facilities in the industr y across the state, as well as participate in networking events.

They also will be recognized at the opening session of the Grain and Feed Association’s annual Convention and Trade Show, held in Peoria in February 2021.

below those of mid-April 2019.

Soil moisture has also fallen. The moisture levels at 2-inch depths have declined an average of 21% statewide between April 1 and 15.

The southern and central regions have seen decreases of more than 20%, while northern Illinois had an average decline of 8%.

However, moisture levels were ample with an average of 0.33 water fraction by volume on April 15, slightly below field capacity for most of the soils monitored.

Declines also were seen at depths from 4 to 20 inches. At 39 and 59 inches, soil moisture remained high with little change in April.

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