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A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture

Episode 026 – #TeamCorn

We’re back with another episode of the podcast with the Corn Whisperer, also known as Rodney Weinzierl of the Illinois Corn Growers Association. This week, we discussed the ins and…

Side-Dressing Corn

It’s now been about six weeks since the corn was planted. Last weekend (May 21 and 22), the farmers side-dressed most of the corn on the farm (I say most…

What Happens During Planting?

Planting is one of the busiest and most important times of the year for a farmer. It’s the start to a new growing season and holds promise for a good…

WRDA Rundown

You may have heard that the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) finally passed in Congress this week and is now awaiting the signature of President Obama. And now you’re probably…

Corn: America’s Greatest Resource (Part Four)

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the last three posts about corn and learned at least one thing.  🙂  This last part is all about talking through some common myths and…

Keeping it Local

I was in Cub’s this weekend doing some grocery shopping, and I found some pretty neat signs up among certain products. These Illinois Product signs are a promotion by the…