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Livingston County Farm Bureau
901 W. Howard Street
P.O. Box 410
Pontiac, IL 61764
Phone: 815-842-1103
Fax: 815-842-1104
tvlcfb@frontier.com or livcfb@frontier.com

You will find up-to-the minute information from the Illinois Farm Bureau on the right hand side of this page. It will be updated daily and will contain most current agricultural news available.

Livingston County Farm Bureau News

Attention: Landowners in the Flanagan South Pipeline Project Area

May 14, 2012

Relay for Life “Mother’s Day Gift Certificate Bouquet”

May 14, 2012

$20,250 Awarded in Livingston Co. Farm Bureau Foundation and Foundation/Ethel K. Hoerner Scholarships

March 29, 2012

Glenn Zehr Wins Shopping Cart Race

February 21, 2012

News Release
Livingston County Farm Bureau
February 21, 2012
Contact: Teresa Grant-Quick, manager
815-842-1103

Glenn Zehr Wins Shopping Cart Race

ILFB News

CME Group to begin extended grain trade Sunday night

May 18, 2012

After a week of on-again, off-again decisions, CME Group finally decided Friday morning to begin extended trading this Sunday evening at 5 p.m. CDT.
List raises renewed concerns about EPA reach

May 18, 2012

Illinois farmers hope an expanded federal list of “wetlands” plants will not help the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sow new seeds of ag regulation.
IFB urges senators to oppose mandatory ag overtime

May 18, 2012
Drought conditions expand in southern IL

May 17, 2012

Some dry conditions remain in portions of Central Illinois this week. Check out the latest Cropwatcher reports from around the state.
USDA: It doesn't cost more to eat healthy

May 17, 2012

A recent USDA study debunks the common perception that it costs more to buy healthier food.
CME Group rethinks expanded trading hours

May 17, 2012

In response to criticism from grain industry officials, the CME has decided to expand trading hours to just 21 hours/day. A CME spokesman says the new hours won't begin until June 4 at the earliest.
Illinois Wheat Tour sees early harvest ahead

May 16, 2012

The annual tour of southern Illinois wheat fields projected an average yield of 56 bushels per acre, down from USDA's estimate of 62 bushels earlier this month.
Chicago Fed: Midwest farmland values continue to rise

May 16, 2012

Agricultural land values in the Seventh Federal Reserve District continued their rapid rise at the start of 2012, but short of the torrid pace of 2011.
44 Senators urge Farm Bill action

May 16, 2012

Congress will have less than two months between the November elections and New Year's to deal with numerous expiring tax break and budget issues, many affecting ag. We have an audio report from RFD Radio's Matt Kaye.
Illinois Wheat Tour underway

May 15, 2012

The Illinois Wheat Tour began this morning from two locations: Mt. Olive and Effingham. Participants are checking on the progress of the state's winter wheat crop. FarmWeekNow's Dan Grant is with the Mt. Olive group.