Mike Thurow News Today

During Farm Expo weekend earlier this month, the Western Illinois University School of Agriculture designated eight of its graduates as Distinguished Alumni Award Winners.

Holly Spangler MEASURED: Concerning his cellular weather station, Sullivan, Ill., farmer Bill Voyles says, “It’s been a fun learning curve. A year later, we rely on them. It is a very good tool in the toolbox.” Beta tests of new cellular weather station are proving their value in monitoring soil moisture, rainfall, relative humidity and more. When your farm’s spread out 60 miles across, there’s one question you really need answered in the spring: How wet is i...