Labor shortage hit Illinois orchards this harvest season
Labor experts and orchard owners foresee a tighter labor pool from June to October with over 200 workers needed for summer apple harvests. Causes include low Southern Illinois wages, out-of-state restrictions, and the end of the bracero program. Suggestions focus on hiring high school students via the Illinois State Employment Service and early labor orders. Lodi apples ready in Union county this week and Jackson County by June 21.
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John Palen
Illinois Crop Reporting Service
Jackson
Union
Illinois
Dick Crowell
Eckert Orchards
Carbondale
Roy Harris
Illinois State Employment Service
Missouri Bootheel
Arkansas
St. Louis
Harris
Michigan
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Jackson County
Weather slows southern Illinois wheat harvest and boosts chemical use
Wet weather in Southern Illinois delays field work and damages some wheat stands while lowering yields. Officials report 15 000 acres in Jackson County with 14 802 acres federally allotted though not binding. Nationwide projections show a 2 billion dollar crop and Illinois expects about 1 250 million bushels, down 3 percent from last year. Farmers rely on higher chemical weed control due to rains and labor shortages, with 44 cents per bushel bonus for those staying within allotments. Williamson County gains moisture benefits for corn and soybeans and notes increased use of pre and post emergence chemicals to manage weeds amidst labor strains.
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Plains
Illinois
Jackson County Farm
Eldon Starkweather
Starkweather
Jackson County
Midwest
University of Illinois
Williamson County
Wayne Hoelscher
Hoelscher
New Laws Outlined By Governor Kerner On Agricultural Rules
Governor Otto Kerner signed measures reducing farm equipment flag size from 15 to 12 inches square to simplify ordering and align dairy rules with public health standards. The butterfat content in whole milk rises to three and one quarter percent, matching the earlier public health standard, with no store changes. The agriculture department calls the flag rule a clarification of existing regulations.
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Otto Kerner
State Dept. of Agriculture
Division of Foods and Dairies
State Division of Public Health
Adviser Recommends Evergreen Bagworm Treatment
Union County Farm Adviser Charles Glover urges immediate control of bagworms on Evergreens. He recommends carbaryl diazinon or malathion per label directions to protect plants.
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Union County Farm
Charles Glover
Glover
Corn Borer Activity Starts Now
Williamson County farm adviser Wayne Hoelscher says egg laying by the corn borer moth is complete and feeding may begin in a few days. Farmers with corn six to 12 inches high should monitor and may consider a spray program, contacting farm advisers for guidance.
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Williamson County
Wayne Hoelscher
Hoelscher
Farm Bureau Policy Discussions Begin in Vienna Area
Illinois Farm Bureau policy development started at a Vienna area meeting with representatives from Williamson Jackson Union Pulaski Alexander Saline Galatia Massac Pope and Hardin counties. County meetings will air issues and forward recommendations to the Illinois Agricultural Association resolutions committee for statewide consideration at the November annual meeting.
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Illinois Farm Bureau
Vienna
Williamson
Jackson
Union
Pulaski
Alexander
Saline
Galatia
Massac
Pope
Hardin
Illinois Agricultural Association
IAA
L. P. Humphreys
Williamson County Farm Bureau
State Committee
JAA
State Reports Tree Sellout in Illinois Nurseries
State landowners bought about 6.7 million trees and shrubs for spring planting from two state Department of Conservation nurseries. Jonesboro and Mason County near Topeka hosted the sales with Scotch pine leading at 1.25 million seedlings. other species included white pine red pine and loblolly pine. About 1.5 million multiflora rose seedlings were sold, some in wildlife packets for cover along fences and pond banks.
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Illinois
State Department of Conservation
Jonesboro
Topeka
Mason County
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