Illinois Bats: misunderstood yet vital to agriculture
Illinois bats are beneficial insect eaters with 13 species including the Big Brown and Little Brown. Some species winter elsewhere. Indiana and Southeastern bats are endangered. Bats aid crops and pollination, but pose minimal rabies risk and potential fungal hazards like White Nose Syndrome. For more info contact Jason Haupt.
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Ilinois
Illinois
Indiana
Finois
U.S
Tinyurl
Batcon.org
Tinyurl.com
Jason Haupt
Jdhaupt
Illinois.edu
Deere lifts profit outlook as farm demand weakens
Deere & Co posted quarterly earnings of 488.8 million dollars and raised its fiscal 2016 earnings target to about 1.35 billion while cutting costs amid a farm recession. Revenue fell to 5.86 billion as agriculture and turf divisions underperformed. USDA harvest forecasts point to record corn and soy crops, likely dampening equipment purchases.
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Moline, Ill
Deere
U.S
Moline
Illinois
Zacks Investment Research
Samuel Allen
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Deere & Co
FactSet
USDA
Young Leaders win 2nd at AgriQuiz Bowl
The State Fair event on August 16 featured 32 County Farm Bureau Young Leader teams. Montgomery County won first place, Wabash County took second, Ford Iroquois Counties third, and Tazewell County fourth. Wabash team members included Lewis Kieffer as chairman, Kyle Schonert, Kayla Broster, and Julie Alka.
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Farm Bureau
Montgomery County
Wabash County
Ford-Iroquois
Tazewell County
Lewis Kieffer
Wabash Young Leader
Kyle Schonert
Kayla Broster
Julie Alka
Illinois Farm Bureau
Wabash
Country Financial
Kylie Schonert
Family marks 150 years on Clifton farm reunion
In Clifton Illinois the Cailteux family gathered from eight states to celebrate 150 years since Francois and Mari Jane bought 80 acres in 1866. Kenneth and relatives recalled hardships and pride as they toured the farm, church, and cemetery, and spoke of continuing a legacy through Ethan.
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Clifton, Ill
Cailteux
Francois
Mari Jane
Clifton
America
Kenneth
L’erable
Belgium
Kansas
Myron
Ethan
Political Dinner With Shimkus At Rural Farm Event
Representative John Shimkus is slated to attend a dinner at Dan Strine Farm in West Salem on August 25 at 6 30 p m. The Edwards Richland and Wabash County farm bureaus sponsor the event and invite Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Mark Kirk. The open format reception allows questions and reservations are required via the local farm bureaus.
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John Shimkus
R-Il15
Dan Strine Farm
Hwy. 11
West Salem
Edwards County
Richland County
Wabash County
Dick Durbin
D-Il
Mark Kirk
R-Il
Edwards, Richland
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