Sarah Michaels
Farm Reporter
We’ve learned a lot today so let’s relax with some popcorn while we visit with Steve Turner, a popcorn farmer in Mason County.
I’m real partial to pigs -- they got me through college -- and they really were the start of my career
Let’s learn more with Derek Martin in Logan County as he works with an experimental crop - pennycress - to see its value and benefits as a biofuel.
We’ve been up in the air so now let’s go to the barnyard and talk to Dan Davis of Gravity Farms LLC in Pontiac about farming buffalo.
Drones are playing a role in agriculture. Let’s hear from Garrett Thalgott from the Illinois Farm Bureau on the future of drones in farming.
I went blueberry picking at Braffet Berry Farm.
Did you know agriculture is the largest employer in Illinois?
J.K. Williams is a local distillery that uses wheat, rye, and Central Illinois corn to make their very own spirits.
"Wheat is a small grain. A lot of it is used in a lot of foods -- bread is a big one, muffins, cupcakes, things like that -- they grind it down into flour -- so anytime you’re using flour you’re using a wheat product."
Did you know Illinois corn is saving you money at the gas pump?
"Local food is the most dependable food supply chain that we have and we’ve seen that through the pandemic. "
I talked to Len Corzine, a fifth and sixth-generation farming family on their history and the future of farming.
Let’s learn more about ag-engineering with Terry Feldmann at Mauter-Stutz.
Illinois has a long huge history of agriculture and you know as the pioneers came last they stopped here, they loved our soil and before you know it we’re one of the top ag states but let’s not forget this is a business.
Yes, it is spring - it’s not green but the trees are still actively flowing.
I spoke more with Terry Feldman of Mauer-Stutz - this time about the use of biogas as a biofuel.
The future of agriculture is looking bright. Let’s learn more about the national FFA organization in education with Illinois FFA’s Mindy Bunselmeyer.
The best friend any farmer has a strong radio. I stop by WYXY Classic for a chat with farm director Gale Cunningham.
Technology is changing the face of ag but the backbone of agriculture is the farmer. Let’s visit with the women-owned business Malone Cattle Company and Cori Malone.
Did you know soybeans can get you where you need to go? I travel to Peoria and talk with CityLink’s Emily Watson.
When we think of agriculture, we think of things right here close to home, but agriculture is a global business I had a chance to sit down and speak with Chip Nellinger, President of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing.
We head to Adam DeGroot of Specialty Farms to talk about how they utilize technology to help eliminate food waste.
Let’s talk fertilizer with John Rebholz of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association.
I had a chance to talk to commodity broker Curt Kimmel of BATES Commodities -- this is his outlook.
Did you know Illinois is top producer of pumpkins in the nation? I had a chance to talk to one of our pumpkin producers, David Uhlman.
“In Illinois. we are very lucky that we grow mostly field corn here. I know that a lot of folks are interested or have their most experience with sweet corn, which is the corn that they’re eating on their table.
I had a chance to talk to dairy farmer Don Makinson from Pontiac, Illinois. His family farm has been around since 1895.
Bryce Baker at Precision Planting shares solutions and tips for farmers and backyard growers.
