Extension seminar offers continuing education 
			in soil and water management
							
Farmers invited to seminars on conservation cropping
							
Illinois Farm Bureau proposals shape American Farm Bureau Federation 
			policy
							
			
			Ballot deadline Friday in FSA county committee 
			elections
							
			
			
			Chris Cox, Yvonne Barteau headline 25th 
			Illinois Horse Fair
							
December finished cold in Illinois
							
							
							
							Seasonal weight limits on 
							Logan County highways
							
							
							
							Heartland Horseman's Challenge to feature Illinois-based horsemen 
			and horse rescues at 25th Illinois Horse Fair
				
				U of I news: 
				
				New licensing for U of I's 
							MarketMaker food supply chain website
				
				
				
				
				Slow Food Film Festival scheduled for Jan. 25
				
				
				
				
				USDA improves loan program for single-family 
			housing
				
				
				Weekly Outlook: 
				
				Will China cancel some soybean purchases?
				
				
				
				State agriculture employees honored for outstanding service
				
				
				
				
				Illinois Farm Bureau elects new president, vice president
				
				
				
				
				Firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals 
			74,191
				
				
				
				
				Farmers identify regulations as biggest threat 
			to long-term profitability
				
				
				
				3 elected to Illinois Farm Bureau board of 
			directors
				
				
				
				
				Frels awarded Illinois Farm Bureau Award for 
			Excellence
				
				
				
				
				Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader 
				Committee members chosen for 2013-2014
				
				
				
				
				U.S. farmers lose as 
							bumper grain harvest overwhelms ships, trains