Belleville, Ill. – Tom Renner is a central Illinois farmer who started the Shiloh Valley Equipment farm dealership in 1969. “I bought out E.N. Pier and they had first started out as a blacksmith shop. I started out as a Deutch dealer, then in 1973 became a John Deere dealer.”
Drought-extended harvest last fall may aid Midwest farmers with 2021 spring planting
AMES, Iowa – The only upside of the severe drought that hit most of the Midwest in 2020 is it gave farmers more time for field work last fall, which may actually help them stay one step ahead as they prepare for the 2021 spring planting season, according to agronomists.
BATAVIA, Ohio – When Patty Fox, of Batavia, started raising dairy goats on her 88-acre Ohio farm nearly 48 years ago, her intention was to allow her daughters, Martha and Becky, to show them at local 4-H events.
Food prices expected to rise in 2021 while demand stays high
Washington, D.C. – In 2020, food-at-home prices saw their largest increase in nine years. This year is not expected to be any different, according to the USDA.
Michigan farming initiative hopes to turn city lots into fun gardens
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) – A team of Blue Water Area locals are sowing the seeds of a Port Huron farming initiative, with plans to buy city lots to provide food and education to the community.
