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Monday, July 23, 2012  Gov. Pat Quinn has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture for disaster designations for virtually all Illinois counties amid scorching temperatures and one of the state's worst droughts on record.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Close to one hundred farmers met at the University of Illinois Extension Office in Quincy Monday to discuss what they can do with their dried out corn crop. Much of Illinois' corn and soybean crop is suffering. Farm officials say southern Illinois is getting the worst of it.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  A 32 year old law could cause a few problems for farmers.

Wednesday, April 07, 2010  Because last year's harvest was late and wet, the grain in bins is likely to be damp.

Monday, February 22, 2010  Illinois currently has 800 wind turbines in the state.