When Bryce Kohlmeyer and Alivia Cline talk agriculture they do so with verve about their passion for what they hope becomes a lifetime career.
Agriculture has already shaped them and how they …
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By GARY HENRY
ghenry@prairiepress.net
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11/12/19
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Tractors pulling planters filled Edgar County and East Central Illinois fields this past weekend before more rains made the a return to the fields impossible by mid-week.
Some farmers north and …
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5/29/19
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HUME – It seems incongruous students attending a small school in the heart of farm country are not aware of the plant cycle or how food gets to the table.
“We are in a food desert here,” …
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BY GARY HENRY
ghenry@prairiepress.net
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4/29/19
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Those East Central Illinois residents who love to work in the dirt can get a bit depressed and stir crazy in winter.
Looking out at the brown fields — or at the horses rolling around in the mud …
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By NANCY ZEMAN
nzeman@prairiepress.net
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12/31/18
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Debby Jo Holmquist and her Showgirlz Sheep Company of Paris made history at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky., in November.
Holmquist’s one-year-old ram …
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By Nancy Zeman
nzeman@prairiepress.net
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12/10/18
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CHRISMAN – An idea to support a community event has grown into a side business for Deborah Hale.When the Chrisman High School FFA started a farmers market three years ago Hale wanted to help …
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Gary Henry, ghenry@prairiepress.net
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7/2/18
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What began as a small garden for 4-H is now a two-acre plot filled with different varieties of vegetables and herbs after the Darin Kohlmeyer family found a niche to sell fresh produce at the local …
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Suzanne Williams, swilliamsprairiepress@gmail.com
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6/25/18
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Corn planting progress in the U.S. is nine points behind the five-year average of 14 percent, according to the USDA’s latest crop progress report. Last year, 15 percent of the corn crop had …
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Nancy Zeman, nzeman@prairiepress.net
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5/1/18
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KANSAS – Kansas High School FFA is not just for students who aspire to be production farmers.The organization is for students who are future leaders wanting to make positive changes, and they …
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Suzanne Williams, swilliamsprairiepress@gmail.com
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2/26/18
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