Farmland Zoning Fails to Slow Loss in Henry County
Henry County adopted a five acre minimum to curb farmland loss but developers still carve five acre plots and much rich ground turns to weeds. W Ted Good, former county chair, says the issue persists. Statewide zoning attempts failed though Illinois lost about 75 000 acres of farmland to other uses in 1977.
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Cambridge
Henry County
W. Ted Good
Kewanee
General Assembly
Illinois
Henry County pushes farming zoning to curb rural sprawl
Kendall County requires builders to own at least 60 acres in agricultural zones while Henry County mulls special use permits for farming land. Knox County fights Midland Coal Co. expansion as zoning shifts spark debate among realtors and planners. A rural business district concept would limit farm related firms to keep ground productive.
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Kendall
Chicago
Knox County
Henry
Western
Midland Coal Co
Edward J. McConnaughy
Mid Valley Board of Realtors
Steven Sievers
Metropolitan Planning Commission
Rock Island County
Devel
Southern Illinois Agriculture Week Schedule
This week features a 6:30 p.m. roadside marketing conference in Collinsville running 8:50 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday with guest Ransom Blakely, a $5 market registration. Also Tuesday, Shawnee Barrow Show entries 9:30 to 11 a.m. and judging at 1:30 p.m. plus a Farm Safety Seminar 6:30 to 10 p.m. in Murphysboro. Thursday hosts a Commercial vegetable growers meeting at St. Joseph’s Church in Cobden.
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Holiday Inn
Collinsville
Ransom Blakely
Indiana
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Cobden
Shawnee Barrow Show set Tuesday at Goreville
Swine producers in southern Illinois may enter barrows in the Shawnee Barrow Show at the Illinois Producers Livestock Association barn west of Goreville Tuesday. Entries are received 9 30 to 11 30 a m with judging at 1 30 p m for 4 H and F F A on foot swine placing carcass placing and health evaluation. All barrows are slaughtered March 15 with carcasses scored for quality and yield by veterinary inspectors. A confidential health report is given to each producer and a summary awards meeting follows at 6 30 p m March 20 at the Dixon Springs Agriculture Center Simpson with prizes awarded.
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Illinois Producers Livestock Association
Goreville
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Hanson St
Murphysboro
Country Companies
Women’s and
Young Farmers Committees
Southern Illinois
Dixon Springs Agriculture Center
Simpson
Extension agent lists tips for hog profit gains
Dennis Thompson of Williamson County extension adviser notes many expect hog prices to fall and offers university backed tips to raise profits. Focus on feed efficiency with lower feed per 100 pounds of pork, breeding performance in heat, reduced feed waste, selective breeding, and prioritizing feed costs over daily gain. Maintain 45 to 50 pigs per year per crate as a baseline, with some reaching 80, and conserve energy via insulation and targeted heating.
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Dennis Thompson
Williamson County Extension
Nematode spread adds eight Illinois counties to list
Infestations of soybean cyst nematodes have been confirmed in Champaign La Salle Livingston DeWitt Macon Moultrie Gallatin and Harding raising total Illinois counties to twenty. The pests attack soybean roots and can cut yields by up to eighty percent if unchecked. Farmers may remove infested fields from soybeans for three years or plant resistant varieties while cleaning equipment and targeting fields last to prevent spread.
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Dennis Thompson
Williamson County
Champaign
la Salle
Livingston
DeWitt
Macon
Moultrie
Gallatin
Hardin
Barry Jacobsen
University of Illinois
Thompson
Illinois
Jacobsen
Green Thumb weather box linked to TV and phone
A new device called the green thumb box provides farmers with current weather data via television and telephone. Sized like an attache case it connects to a county agriculture agent and a computer, priced at 100 dollars with potential drop to 35 dollars through mass production.
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Washington
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Future Farmers of America
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Phoenix Flour Mill
Ulin, OH
T'ville Farm Center
T Ville, UI
Mutrena
P.O. Bor
Flora
OUR
Associated Lumber Building Centers
Anna-Carbondsie
Dongola
DuQuoin
Jonesboro
Tamms
HAAS
Delmar Kitchen
Kompack Excel
Nottingham
Long Bell Villager
GRAGG
KRAFT
Marion
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