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Eckert’s Farms is bringing its EverCrisp apples to all Schnucks grocery stores. It's a new variety that combines Honeycrisp and Fuji.

Seven amazing women are turning their hardships into hope for others.

People are interested in off-the-grid experiences

BELLEVILLE — With people ready to travel and summer vacations starting, Illinois...

Housing and Development Newsletter Urbany said one of his takeaways from the process was learning that “to make money in the stock market in such a short period of time, the best method is to be aggressive.” Sanchez and Urbany led the school with a final portfolio value of $130,155.82. Their gains outpaced the S&P 500 by 21.2% and placed them third overall in the Los Angeles Region out of 586 competing teams. Sanchez and Urbany ultimately finished 17th overall out of 3,485 statewide competi...

Farmers, nurseries and road crews are scrambling to get ready for Tuesdays weather Author: Tracy Hinson (KSDK) Updated: 2:32 PM CDT April 19, 2021 ST. LOUIS — Winter-like weather slipped into the St. Louis forecast as easily as people slipped into the warmth of spring. Now nurseries, farms and transportation providers are scrambling to get ready for Tuesday.  Crews at Eckerts and Passiglias will be staying up to keep their low-lying plants, like strawberries, ...

There are some familiar and surprising ways growers are protecting their blooms Author: Tracy Hinson (KSDK) Updated: 8:48 PM CDT April 1, 2021 BELLEVILLE, Ill. — When below-freezing temperatures popped up in the St. Louis area forecast, farmers started prepping for the worst. The peach trees at Eckerts in Belleville are blooming, and that is putting sweat on the brow of Eckerts President, Chris Eckert.  "We just started opening up peach blooms here in the last...

Illinois Agribusiness goes against the grain and finds success in 2020 By Christopher Heimerman For the Illinois Press Association BLOOMINGTON – Apple orchard and pumpkin patch operators can pick out a number of surprise benefits from doing business during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a Thursday afternoon session at the virtual Illinois Specialty Crop Conference, operators of two of the state’s biggest such companies went over unforeseen boons – from a more productive relationship with g...

Apple orchard and pumpkin patch operators can pick out a number of surprise benefits from doing business during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Illinois orchards, pumpkin patches see growth during pandemic Christopher Heimerman For The Telegraph Jan. 8, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Chris Eckert, president of Eckert’s Country Store and Farms in Grafton, Belleville and Millstadt speaks during a virtual session of the Illinois Specialty Crop Conference on Thursday. Eckert said that, despite concerns, a shift to people having to make appointments to pick from the fields during the COVID-19 pandemic has worked well for the agribusiness. “W...