Farm drain tiles are vitally crucial to the success of Illinois crop production. These underground drainage systems help provide good soil-based crop growing conditions by removing excess water from the soil.

The workshop will include a fitting demonstration, and what to have in your show box.

Corn dough reached 92%, compared to 91% last year, and the five-year average of 87%. Soybeans setting pods reached 91%, compared to 92% last year, and the five-year average of 88%.

Corn dented reached 34%, compared to 40% last year, and the five-year average of 34%. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 2%, compared to 6% last year, and the five-year average of 3%.

Diesel fuel’s national average price dropped 4.6 cents to $3.754 a gallon in its third straight decline, according to U.S. Information Administration data.

Over the years we’ve explored the environmental and economic benefits of adjusting management practices to include conservation.

Whether organic or conventional, my dad wanted me to understand how my food was grown and to appreciate the men and women who grew it.

Dinner will feature local ingredients from the Sauk Valley.

Corn dough reached 81%, compared to 83% last year, and the five-year average of 79%. Soybeans setting pods reached 87%, compared to 88% last year, and the five-year average of 83%.