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| No easy solutions exist for battling browsing deer |
Farmers in Illinois today are faced with a problem that hardly existed a century ago: damage to their crops by foraging deer. And there is no easy solution, according to Clay Nielsen.
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| New U of I president is a farmer at heart |
The new University of Illinois president has been a leader at major universities, an acclaimed historian, author and teacher, but his roots in agriculture run deep.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Summer drought threatens yields in southern Illinois |
While corn and soybean producers across much of Illinois are giving thanks for what they expect will be a big crop, a number of farmers in the southern part of the state are suffering.
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Friday, September 03, 2010
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| Canola may be the ‘Comeback Kid’ in Illinois |
Canola may be making a comeback in Illinois. The crop — which was all the rage in the 1980s, but quickly fell out of favor — may have a future here after all, according to Vince Davis.
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Supporters tout benefits of grain sorghum checkoff |
Ask a farmer in Illinois about the grain sorghum checkoff, and he may just shake his head. He may not even know what you mean by grain sorghum.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
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