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  Cloudy with rain developing after midnight. Low 38F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%..
  
  Tonight
  
  Cloudy with rain developing after midnight. Low 38F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%.
  
  Updated: March 19, 2019 @ 11:36 pm
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Richland raises tuition prices by $3, to $136 per credit hour

Agriculture

As Illinois farmers get older, farms get bigger and fewer in number

Agriculture

As Illinois farmers get older, farms get bigger and fewer in number

2 hrs ago

STU ELLIS: Cutting what fat?

Agriculture

STU ELLIS: Cutting what fat?

8 hrs ago

Guebert: Retailers want you in their ‘chain’

Agriculture

Guebert: Retailers want you in their ‘chain’

Mar 17, 2019

ADM purchases Florida Chemical for $175 million

Agriculture

ADM purchases Florida Chemical for $175 million

Mar 14, 2019

An Illinois-based marijuana company is being bought for $850 million. And there's an Effingham connection.

Agriculture

An Illinois-based marijuana company is being bought for $850 million. And there's an Effingham connection.

Mar 11, 2019

Guebert: It’s not easy making an egg out of an omelet

Agriculture

Guebert: It’s not easy making an egg out of an omelet

Mar 10, 2019

Dave Brown: Reward farmers who protect soil and water

Agriculture

Dave Brown: Reward farmers who protect soil and water

Mar 9, 2019

STU ELLIS: Red or black? It depends on who you ask

Agriculture

STU ELLIS: Red or black? It depends on who you ask

Mar 5, 2019

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Mar 17, 2019

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Farm loan delinquencies highest in 9 years, driven by low crop prices

Agriculture

Farm loan delinquencies highest in 9 years, driven by low crop prices

Feb 28, 2019

USDA to survey farmers' planting intentions for 2019

Agriculture

USDA to survey farmers' planting intentions for 2019

Feb 26, 2019

STU ELLIS: Speaker gives dim outlook for commodity prices

Agriculture

STU ELLIS: Speaker gives dim outlook for commodity prices

Feb 26, 2019

Guebert: In the long run it’s, well, a long run

Agriculture

Guebert: In the long run it’s, well, a long run

Feb 24, 2019

STU ELLIS: Plan to uproot agencies puzzling

Agriculture

STU ELLIS: Plan to uproot agencies puzzling

Feb 19, 2019

STU ELLIS: Few easy decisions this year for farmers

Agriculture

STU ELLIS: Few easy decisions this year for farmers

Feb 12, 2019

A hill of beans: Soybeans upstage trade talks

Agriculture

A hill of beans: Soybeans upstage trade talks

Feb 5, 2019

STU ELLIS: Corn syrup kerfuffle? Bring back the Clydesdales, Anheuser-Busch

Agriculture

STU ELLIS: Corn syrup kerfuffle? Bring back the Clydesdales, Anheuser-Busch

Feb 5, 2019

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ADM reports fourth-quarter profit of $315 million

Agriculture

ADM reports fourth-quarter profit of $315 million

Feb 5, 2019

Prospects for corn use from ethanol production

Agriculture

Prospects for corn use from ethanol production

Feb 3, 2019

Corn ethanol production has minimal effect on cropland use, study shows

Agriculture

Corn ethanol production has minimal effect on cropland use, study shows

Feb 3, 2019

Durbin talks to ag leaders at McLean County Farm Bureau

Agriculture

Durbin talks to ag leaders at McLean County Farm Bureau

Feb 1, 2019

STU ELLIS: Farm exports in jeopardy

Agriculture

STU ELLIS: Farm exports in jeopardy

Jan 29, 2019

Guebert: Shutdown? Not on the dairy farm of my youth

Agriculture

Guebert: Shutdown? Not on the dairy farm of my youth

Jan 27, 2019

Central Illinois Farm Service Agency offices to reopen Thursday

Agriculture

Central Illinois Farm Service Agency offices to reopen Thursday

Jan 23, 2019

With no resolution in sight, continued trade concerns still dominate talk on the farm

Business

With no resolution in sight, continued trade concerns still dominate talk on the farm

Jan 20, 2019

Guebert: Heading for the Brexit

Agriculture

Guebert: Heading for the Brexit

Jan 20, 2019

Amid federal shutdown, some Central Illinois Farm Service Agency offices will temporarily reopen

Agriculture

Amid federal shutdown, some Central Illinois Farm Service Agency offices will temporarily reopen

Jan 16, 2019

STU ELLIS: Unfriendly farming weather

Agriculture

STU ELLIS: Unfriendly farming weather

Jan 16, 2019

Stu Ellis: Decisions? Best to flip a coin

Agriculture

Stu Ellis: Decisions? Best to flip a coin

Jan 15, 2019

Guebert: ‘You better believe it’

Agriculture

Guebert: ‘You better believe it’

Jan 13, 2019

Some farmers will have a harder time borrowing money this year

Agriculture

Some farmers will have a harder time borrowing money this year

Jan 6, 2019

Guebert: Let us pray for a better year

Agriculture

Guebert: Let us pray for a better year

Jan 6, 2019

Investors, farmers guessing as shutdown delays crop reports

Agriculture

Investors, farmers guessing as shutdown delays crop reports

Jan 4, 2019

STU ELLIS: Merits of crop report debated

Agriculture

STU ELLIS: Merits of crop report debated

Jan 1, 2019

Guebert: 'Fair and balanced' reader mail round-up

Agriculture

Guebert: 'Fair and balanced' reader mail round-up

Dec 30, 2018

STU ELLIS: Santa Congress was good to Corn Belt farmers this year

Agriculture

STU ELLIS: Santa Congress was good to Corn Belt farmers this year

Dec 28, 2018

For Central Illinois farmers, record harvests — and uncertainty

Agriculture

For Central Illinois farmers, record harvests — and uncertainty

Dec 26, 2018