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Recent articles

• A wet May, spring and year to date for Illinois

• U of I Extension garden article: Summer care of roses
  By Jennifer Fishburn

• Farm Service Agency SURE program deadline Friday

• Logan County USDA farm program updates

• Column: West Nile virus and to-do list
  By John Fulton

• USDA Farm Service Agency urges producers to report prevented and failed acreage right away

• USDA Farm Service Agency urges producers to enroll in DCP/ACRE

• U of I news: New facility to link research and commercial viability for advanced biofuels

• Logan County FSA May newsletter

• U of I news: NSF approves planning grant for Center for Advanced Research in Drying

• This week's highlights -- or lowlights
  By John Fulton

• U of I farm tour to showcase specialty crops equipment at PrairiErth Farm, Atlanta
  (Rescheduled to Sept. 21) (Register)

• Illinois Farm Bureau commends Senate, House ag committees on passage of farm bill

• Vascular diseases of trees; raising pumpkins
  By John Fulton

• Soil moisture levels slightly above normal in mid-May

• Crop insurance and prevented planting

• High court rules for Monsanto in patent case

• Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee announces this year's plan for Illinois waters

• Haying and grazing of a cover crop for 2013 crop year

• Rhubarb, broadleaf weed control, plant sale
  By John Fulton

• U of I news: Conference highlights effective leadership across generations

• Nuisance pests and galls
  By John Fulton

• Small farm machinery and your body: Use both wisely

• Early spring pests and to-do list
  By John Fulton

• USDA Rural Development celebrates Earth Day by promoting water quality in rural Illinois

• Central Illinois Sustainable Farming Network workshops

• Nuisance fruit prevention and lawn updates
  By John Fulton 

• U of I news: Research advances in conversion of wastes and algae to crude oil

• FSA reminds CRP participants of primary nesting season requirements

• USDA seeks applications to promote job creation and boost the rural economy

• Early lawn weeds, fairy rings, puffballs
  By John Fulton

• Logan County FSA April newsletter

• USDA invites applications for renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement projects

• From the Spring 2013 Logan County Farm Outlook

  • 2012 in review
    By John Fulton

  • Who got hurt by the 2012 drought?

  • To insure or not to insure

  • Farming, drought, land sales: Getting in or getting out?

  • The condition of Logan County soils

  • Is irrigation a good backup plan for Logan County producers?

  • Turnips and radishes: Making dollars & scents out of cover crops

  • What about drought-tolerant corn?

  • And here's a look at the weather

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