Weed free fields are more than just for looks. Unwanted plants compete with the crop for sunlight, soil and water.
Check out some of the tools and strategies farmers use to control weeds in this week’s Farm Fresh Podcast with farmer Gerald Thompson.
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The first hints of spring bring maple sirup season to central Illinois. As the ground starts to thaw and the sap starts to run, workers at Funk’s Grove Pure Maple Sirup spring into action to collect the sap and turn it into sirup.
Mike Funk, fifth generation maple sirup producer, talks about the tradition in this week’s Farm Fresh Podcast.
For more on the sirup making process and where to find Funk’s Grove Pure Maple Sirup, check out their website or take a look at this article from the Illinois Farm Bureau® Partners magazine.
Tune in every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. for the Farm to Table segment on WJBC radio.
The first hints of spring bring maple sirup season to central Illinois. As the ground starts to thaw and the sap starts to run, workers at Funk’s Grove Pure Maple Sirup spring into action to collect the sap and turn it into sirup.
Mike Funk, fifth generation maple sirup producer, talks about the tradition in this week’s Farm Fresh Podcast.
For more on the sirup making process and where to find Funk’s Grove Pure Maple Sirup, check out their website or take a look at this article from the Illinois Farm Bureau® Partners magazine.
Tune in every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. for the Farm to Table segment on WJBC radio.
Illinois food safety regulations now allow dairy farms to sell raw milk, but consumers should be aware of the risks.
Get the whole story in this week’s Farm Fresh Podcast from Jim Fraley, Livestock Program Director for Illinois Farm Bureau.
Raw milk does not go through pasteurization – the process of heating the milk to kill bacteria or pathogens.
For more on raw milk & food safety, check out these posts from Food Insight, Midwest Dairy Association & Ask the Farmers.
Tune in every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. for the Farm to Table segment on WJBC Radio.
Challenges, choices & changes in agriculture will be on display in the new “Farming in the Great Corn Belt” gallery being developed at the McLean County Museum of History.
Find out more about the redesign and what visitors can expect to see when the exhibit opens next year from guest curator, Don Meyer, in our Farm Fresh Podcast.
To see more of what the McLean County Museum of History has to offer, click here to visit their website.
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