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Illinois couple raises the bee-all or end-all of crops You say you want a resolution?

You can get one now, thanks to a Lee County woman Sisters prove you can grow any blooming thing in Illinois Learn how to make a pumpkin fly

ys An Illinois crop specialist sa it may be too late to reverse the toll that climate change at is taking on crops — and th includes weather patterns r that are making it harder fo herbicides to do their job

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A good climate for weeds Illinois crop specialists: Changing weather patterns are making it harder for herbicides to do their job

BY TOM C. DORAN

AgriNews Publications CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Based on decades of data, a joint study has found common pre-emergence herbicides are becoming less effective in changing weather patterns.

Marty Williams, University of Illinois Department of Crop Sciences affiliate professor and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service ecologist, discussed weed management in variable weather during an Agronomy Day event on Aug. 19.

Williams referred to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report that came out in early August that found “additional evidence that not only is our climate changing at a very unprecedented rate but some of these changes are now going to be irreversible.

“There’s scientific consensus that the air temperature is getting hotter around the world. Sea lev-

els are rising, ocean temperatures are increasing, permanent ice that’s been there forever is melting at a considerable rate, and... we’re having more extreme weather events.

“I hope that everybody in this room has given thought to how we are going to mitigate the worst of Marty Williams: climate change and adapt to what Illinois is “well on track of we can’t,” Williams said.

“Changes are already occurring having a climate in the Corn Belt with temperatures ... that feels like on the rise. We are having more south-central frost-free days and a greater num- Texas.” ber of hot days. We’re well on track of having a climate here at the end of the century that feels like south-central Texas.”

Precipitation is changing, as well. Over the course of the year there are higher levels of precipitation, mainly in the form of greater precipitation in the winter and spring, and a pattern of drier summers.

“There’s been a 37% increase in extreme rainfall events since the beginning of the 20th century.

Between 9 and 11 inches of rain fell within a few hours in Gibson City (in central Illinois) on Aug. 12.

That’s a pretty good example of an extreme rainfall event,” Williams said.

Data on weather variability and weed management have been analyzed from the university’s Herbicide Evaluation Program that has been conducted since 1992.

More than 100 trials are conducted in the program each year, looking at new chemistry and various herbicide application techniques, and quantifying that information.

“There’s a wide range of weather variability over the time the trials have been conducted.

There’s a really rich data set and we want to use this data set to get an idea of how it might affect herbicide efficacy, how weather variability might affect herbicide efficacy, and also what it means in terms of our crop/weed interactions going forward,” Williams said.

Weeds harder to whack

Of the many lessons learned from analyzing decades of Herbicide Evaluation Program trials, Williams said one take-home point is “the future efficacy of pre-emergence herbicides is threatened by more variable weather.

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TODAY’S FARM “Pre-emergence herbicides are products that are applied around the time of planting and they provide a window of suppression.

They’re not intended to keep the field weedfree throughout the season but they provide this window of suppression so the crop can get a size advantage on the weed community.

“They’re highly influenced by the kind of weather that follows applications. They need a little rainfall or irrigation to get into the soil to incorporate so the weeds can take them up but we have to be careful about just how much water is on that field that might move material around.

“With the weather we’re looking at going forward where we have wetter springs that might reduce field work ability, might have us planting later than we would ideally like to, particularly if we have periods of times where there are long stretches of no rainfall, we can have some challenges with pre-emergence products,” Williams said.

“The kind of weather we have looking forward does not bode well for the current pre-emergence products we have. Pre-emergence is kind of this foundational program for how we manage weeds in both corn and soybeans.”

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bates the crop yield loss due to adverse weather.

“There’s been a fair amount of work now how air temperature, soil moisture content, and greenhouse gas concentrations, particularly carbon dioxide levels, and how these impact the crop and projections on how these will impact crops in the future,” he said.

“One thing that’s glaringly missing from most of these projections in the literature is the impact of weeds. I’d wager that most every field in this state has a weed seed bank and I know from just driving around that we don’t have complete weed control in our fields.”

An analysis was conducted on what the major drivers are of yield loss are, and it was found the biggest impact in crop losses was in fields with incomplete weed control (85% or less weed control overall for the season).

“Despite some great work by industry, scientists, academia and government, weed control is becoming more of a challenge as herbicide resistance continues to get a stronger foothold. And the kind of weather we’re expecting around flowering for corn and soybeans long-term is going to be warmer and drier,” Williams said.

“Diminishing weed control exacerbates crop losses due to adverse weather, particularly the kind of weather we’re expecting around corn silking and soybean flowering.”

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

Corn, soybeans … and lavender Farming sisters prove you can grow any blooming thing in Illinois

BY KATIE ZELECHOWSKI Illinois Farm Bureau

Two sisters’ passion for agriculture and willingness to try new things led them to grow a crop not commonly found in Illinois: lavender.

As the owners and operators of Tenderloin Farms, Kim Hansen and Kris Straub have learned a lot about growing lavender on their family farm in Edwardsville, home to Southern Illinois University.

“We took over our farm when our parents died in 2016 and we decided to add our own little touch to the farm,” Hansen said. “It seems like every generation has added something new.”

The farm dates back more than 100 years, and its name is a nod to the farm’s history. When Hansen and Straub were growing up, their father raised hogs and the girls showed the animals at county and state fairs. Before that, their great-grandfather owned dairy cows.

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Today, Hansen and Straub grow corn, soybeans and 1,000 lavender plants on the non-tillable portion of the farm.

Straub said she and her sister decided to add lavender to their operation because they enjoy working with flowers.

“It was something we could do in our retirement years and have some fun with,” she said.

“The farm is still in your blood,” Straub said. “It takes a lot of time, but it’s worth it.”

Growing the crop has required experimentation. A test plot on the property helps the sisters determine which lavender varieties grow best.

With more than 400 varieties of lavender to choose from, Hansen and Straub pay special attention to how the plants respond to differences in soil, moisture and access to shade.

They typically plant 10 to 15 varieties each year.

“There is no one around to talk to (or) get experience from,” Hansen said. “We’re still learning every day when we work with the lavender.”

Over time, they have Contact: 618-593-8194 or learned that location is tenderloinfarms@gmail.com Online: tenderloinfarms.com/ everything when it comes growing the purple and on Facebook and Instagram to plants. While Illinois soils are rich with nutrients, lavender doesn’t do well during the hot, humid summer months.

So, the growing season is focused to June. Many lavender varieties flower multiple times throughout the month, offering visitors the chance to pick their own stems when the farm is open on weekends.

“We’re sure not France; They can’t grow corn like we can and we can’t grow lavender like they can. But (growing lavender) is very unique and, yes, you can grow lavender in Illinois. It just takes a little bit — or a lot a bit — of trial and error,” Hansen said.

Earlier year, the sisters opened their farm to public for the first time to offer people a chance to learn more about the specialty crop. Visitors could walk through the U-pick Lavender fields and wildflower patches, plot maps helped guide them through the more than 12 lavender varieties grown there.

Lavender plants were sold in the greenhouse, and people could visit the farm’s Lavender Shop, a former livestock barn that’s been transformed into a farm store where visitors can buy homemade, handcrafted lavender soaps, scrubs, candles and more.

While the bloom is off the lavender until next year, peo-

• Lavender is a flowering plant in the mint family. It’s believed to be native to the Mediterranean, the Middle East and India, with a history dating as far back as 2,500 years. In ancient times, it was used as a holy herb.

• Lavender can act as a natural bug repellent, keeping away a variety flies, mosquitoes, and moths.

• Lavender is available in different forms…

Lavender oil — Nectar extracted from lavender can create a fragrant oil that can be massaged into the skin, placed in a diffuser, or applied to a pillow or cotton swab and inhaled for aromatherapy.

Lavender capsules or supplements — Lavender can be purchased as a supplement in capsule form. However, before taking it, you should consult with your healthcare provider; the supplements aren’t regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Lavender tea — The tea is said to act as a calming beverage that helps ease anxiety and promote sleep. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s MyPlate guidelines lists lavender tea as a healthy addition to your meal plan. You can purchase lavender tea, or make your own by steeping fresh lavender buds in boiling water for about 15 to 20 minutes.

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Kim Hansen and Kris Straub, sisters and co-owners of Tenderloin Farms in Edwardsville, pull weeds at their lavender farm earlier this year. Before opening their U-Pick Lavender Patch to visitors, they inspected several varieties that were in full bloom. ple can still visit the farm — by appointment, at the “visit” link at tfilavender.com — to see the wildflowers grown there, and visit the Lavender Shop, the old granary, the greenhouse and the pond.

“There’s something for everybody to see here,” Straub said.

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farm couple’s livestock in the palm of your hands, but their herd plays a huge role in putting food on your table

BY KAY SHIPMAN FarmWeek

Sharon and Phil Raines prepare for new customers to pick up their bees. The Raines sell 100 to 150 nucs, or nucleus hives, to help new beekeepers get started.

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If Phil and Sharon Raines’ little workers weren’t around to do their job, it wouldn’t take long for Illinois farmers to feel the sting.

The couple run Raines Honey Farm in Davis in Stephenson County, about 15 miles northeast of Freeport, where they make and sell honey and beeswax products. But people’s homes aren’t the only place you’ll find their products. Their work ends up in farmers’ fields too — and without their winged natural wonders on the job, farmers would face a far different, and stark, reality.

Raines Honey Farm raises bees to act as pollinators, an essential part of the growing process for fruit, vegetable and nuts crops.

“Without those bees, there is no crop,” said Phil.

On their family farm Raines use animal husbandry practices with their winged livestock.

Phil has worked with bees for 25 years, the past 14 as a full-time beekeeper. He’s also a member of the board of directors for the Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau.

This year, the couple is caring for 350 to 400 hives. The ones used to produce a honey crop are located on farms in northwest Illinois and southwest Wisconsin. Meanwhile, other pollinating dynamos temporarily locate on specialty farms that grow pumpkins, watermelons, apples, cranberries and cherries.

From his honey producers, Raines harvests 350 to 400 gallons of the natural sweetener annually. The couple also makes and sells beeswax products, including candles, soap, lotion and lip balm.

For honey production, Raines works with farmers in pastures and hayfields, especially the ones grown for beef cattle. Those hives remain in place for the season. The bees will forage within a 2-mile radius of their hive, he said.

The hives of working pollinators rotate among specialty farms around the state.

Raines explained the hives are placed in apple orchards at night and removed after 10 to 15 days. An acre of apple trees needs one hive.

Illinois, the nation’s No. 1 pumpkin state, also produces many specialty crops and needs an army of pollinators to grow its great pumpkins. Two hives are needed to pollinate each acre of pumpkins, according to Raines.

The beekeeper won’t deal with just any farmer, choosing to work with those who

agree not to apply fungicides and insecticides that harm bees while his hives are there.

Typically, the traveling bees don’t produce a honey crop due to their pollination of a monoculture, where only one type of crop is grown at a time, and relocation stress.

Each August, the Raineses harvest the honey before the queen bees lay eggs, known as a winter cluster, in September. In late October and early November, Raines’ bees head west on semis to overwinter in massive potato cellars in Idaho. The bees go dormant in the totally black conditions where carbon dioxide is removed and temperatures range between 38 and 42 degrees.

“Animal husbandry (with bees) is critical; you’ve got to be forward thinking,” Raines said earlier this year. “Next month, I’m planning how to pull off the honey crop and prepare for winter.”

In late January, Raines’ bees go back to work after they’re shipped to Fresno, California, to orchards that grow almonds, peaches, plums and nectarines.

“We go to California three times to check and make sure they’re healthy and well fed,” Raines said. By late March, the bees that have grown big on almond pollen return to Illinois and repeat the pollination cycle.

It’s a cycle of life that takes plenty of work.

A post on the farm’s Facebook page in August said, “Beekeeping … isn’t a glamorous job.

Beekeepers often get up before sunrise, work all day, and don’t quit until well after sundown. Bee suits are HOT—even ventilated ones—and the more you sweat, the heavier they become. The bee suits often chafe elbows and knees and sometimes bees still find their way inside to deliver a sting!”

The post went on to say “Most people who pick up a jar of your honey won’t have any idea the amount of effort it took to bottle and get it in their hands. They’ll only see a pretty label and that golden honey glow. But we see YOU, beekeeper. We understand how hard you’ve worked! Bee proud! We sure are.”

This story was distributed through a cooperative project between Illinois Farm Bureau and the Illinois Press Association.

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You say you want a resolution?

People can get one now, thanks to a Lee County woman who wouldn’t take “no” for an answer

Eleanor Zimmerlein, seen here with the Lee County Farm Bureau’s Don Meyer, had a hand in helping get a law passed to give people like her more of a voice when they feel they aren’t being heard by local officials. Zimmerman is shown here after being named the 2019 Distinguished Service Award recipient by the Lee County Farm Bureau for her service and dedication to agriculture.

BY TAMMIE SLOUP | FarmWeek

An idea that started with a longtime Lee County Farm Bureau member was recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Seeing her proposal become law was fulfilling for Eleanor Zimmerlein, who also praised her county Farm Bureau and Illinois Farm Bureau for getting the legislation to the finish line.

The 96-year-old wanted to add an entrance to a field on her property and agreed to pay for a culvert to make it possible. However, her request for a culvert was denied by the township highway commissioner, and there was no process in place for her to appeal.

That didn’t stop Eleanor.

She reached out to Lee County Farm Bureau Manager Danelle Burrs about proposing new Farm Bureau policy through the resolutions process.

That policy became HB 2863, an Illinois Farm Bureau state legislative priority that passed unanimously in the Illinois House and Senate this spring. Sponsored

by State Rep. Daniel Swanson, R-Alpha, and Sen. Win Stoller, R-Germantown Hills, the bill clarifies the law to set an appeal process for an owner or occupant seeking highway authority consent to build ditches, drains, track, poles or other equipment along any highway or road.

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Pritzker signed the bill into law Aug. 20 and it will take effect Jan. 1, 2022.

Her reaction? “I’m real happy,” she said, and was quick to acknowledge others who helped.

“Farm Bureau was absolutely wonderful,” she said. “I can’t praise them enough. There were two organizations who were against the bill and Farm Bureau convinced them to change their minds so there was no opposition to the bill when it passed. My [state] representative and senator also worked on this and they all did a beautiful job.”

The Highway Road Commissioners and the County Highway Engineers Association opposed the original bill.

Burrs said this is a perfect example of how an idea can start with just one Farm Bureau member.

“Through her individual hard work and going through the policy development process she was able to take that idea and follow it all the way through to completion,” Burrs said. “That should give everyone hope that their ideas can make an impact as well.”

So what’s next for Zimmerlein?

“I’m going to contact the road commissioner and ask him to put the culvert in,” she said. And if she’s denied, the new law she sparked provides for an appeal process.

To read more farm news, go to farmweeknow.com. The Illinois Farm Bureau’s website, farmweeknow.com provides news and information on issues affecting farmers and communities throughout Illinois.

Ready, aim, fling!

Want to learn how to make a pumpkin fly — or fizz up and foam at the mouth? Illinois Ag in the Classroom can help

BY KAY SHIPMAN | FarmWeek

What student wouldn’t enjoy building a contraption to fling candy pumpkins?

Exactly.

That’s why Illinois Ag in the Classroom (IAITC) developed lesson plans to produce a pumpkin-chucker — but giving kids an excuse to catapult candy wasn’t the main reason for the plans. Program coordinators want to sneak some education into the fun by incorporating science, engineering, technology and math (STEM) into a hands-on project that also connects to the state’s pumpkin crop.

“Agriculture is a great way to bring more STEM into the classroom,” said Chris Wyant, IAITC education manager.

Not only does the catapult lesson make science fun, but it also highlights a little-known fact for many teachers and students.

“People don’t realize Illinois is the number one producer of pumpkins,” Wyant noted.

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To give students background knowledge about pumpkins in Illinois, IAITC updated its pumpkin Ag Mag educational magazine, which is available from county ag literacy coordinators. Teachers also have access to a variety of lessons and hands-on activities that focus on pumpkins and pumpkin facts.

With candy pumpkins as launching fodder, students build small catapults using popsicle sticks and rubber bands with a plastic bottle cap to hold the candy. As a hypothesis, students are encouraged to estimate the distance their pumpkins will travel. After measuring and testing different angles, students may be challenged to improve their designs and create more powerful catapults.

While the pumpkin catapult is geared for students in fourth through sixth grades, Wyant said his second-grader built a catapult and the youngster’s design launched candy farther than his simpler one. Wyant also designed a larger catapult using polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, pipes and bungee cords. The larger device is suitable for launching mini pumpkins outdoors.

“We’ve intentionally designed lessons that can apply to lower and upper grades,” Wyant said.

And for students who love the wow factor, teachers can demonstrate exothermic chemical reactions using a real pumpkin to create an “exploding” jack-o’-lantern, according to Wyant. A mixture of yeast, hydrogen peroxide and dish soap creates a reaction when oxygen gets trapped in soap bubbles and foam spews from the pumpkin.

Flying pumpkins, foaming pumpkins … they sure beat sitting in a pumpkin patch with Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin to show up.

This story was distributed through a cooperative project between Illinois Farm Bureau and the Illinois Press Association. For more food and farming news, visit FarmWeekNow.com

With pumpkin harvest ahead, IAITC offers lessons and hands-on pumpkin activities for different elementary grades.

Younger students can learn about a pumpkin’s life cycle from seed to pumpkin by creating a pumpkin chain using paper plates and construction paper. Students in the third through fifth grades can build three-dimensional pumpkins from construction paper strips, each with a different pumpkin fact.

The pumpkin lessons and lists of needed materials can be found at https://iaitc.co/pumpkins, or by contacting your county Ag Literacy coordinator …

Whiteside County: Diane Baker — aitcwhiteside@gmail.com Lee County: Katie Pratt — aitc. leecfb@comcast.net Ogle County: Melinda Charbonneau — charbm@illinois.edu To watch the IAITC’s pumpkin catapult video, go to https://www.youtube. com/embed/jOjc8IlHryw

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