Cow Owner Charged In Crash. (not the first incident, police say) search.app/nyLfVXX6JpeJao…

Save Glyphosate full-page ad in today’s The Wall Street Journal. Almost 100 groups pile on for ⁦Bayer U.S. 🇺🇸 | Crop Science⁩ ⁦Bayer Crop Protection U.S.⁩

Trimming the projected carry out little by little. (Cherry Valley, IL..injuries were minor.)

Learning a trade. Bring shop class back. The Real Mike Rowe lays it out.

INSPIRATION TILLAGE again this Easter Week by our long time farmer friend Dave Kestel. He hopes air travelers might get a glimpse 30 mi. sw of Chicago Midway Airport Midway Intl. Airport and about 40 mi. south of Chicago O’Hare O'Hare Intl. Airport. Secretary Brooke Rollins Brooke Rollins (Oh, and Dave

“Centennial Grey,” CaterpillarInc calls it. 100-year celebration this year recognizes original Cat color with special centennial markings and an interior commemorative plate. (Hard to beat Cat yellow, don’t you think?)

Mexican tomatoes: 99% come here. The Wall Street Journal doesn’t mention it was NAFTA that gutted U.S. tomato farms. Our negotiators traded them away in favor of corn, soy and pork…a good deal, but a reminder there have long been winners and losers. Political clout matters. wsj.com/economy/tomato…

BOOT PURSUIT. Here I go again. Your boot of choice? #MBGA

113. Number of days until Rantoul, home of the biggest vintage farm equipment show in America. Half Century of Progress Show. With about 1,000 ac. to play on, get your ride lined up!

It’s alive. Two weeks after planting, Half Century of Progress Show demonstration corn plots are looking fine. 85-day corn in 38” rows for those old machines to line up on 8/21-8/24, the weekend ahead of Farm Progress Show.

Call your momma.

President Lincoln established USDA in 1862 and saw agriculture as a critical component of our Nation’s domestic policy. 163 years later, USDA continues to uphold his vision by putting American farmers, ranchers and foresters first.

SPRING DUST STORMS…Report released last month on tragic fatal 2023 event, as discussed today on WGN Radio 720. Thanks to Lisa Dent Radio for inviting me on. farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/04/resear…

Uncommon, not unprecedented. Detailed 30-page report is out on last month’s Chicago region dust storm. tinyurl.com/Chicago-Region… NWS Chicago

Feral Hogs vs. Farmers. “You don’t want to go down there by yourself,” retired state conservation director warned me. “There are hundreds of them in that swamp.” fb.org/market-intel/f…

48%. How much our fluid milk consumption has dropped in 48 years…1975 to 2023. Less than 20% of milk produced is consumed as fluid milk, while 40+ percent goes into cheese. #dairymonth #makeminemilk #milkdoesabodygood