2020 Spring Farm Outlook

Page 26 2020 Logan County Farm Outlook LINCOLN DAILY NEWS March 19, 2020 In addition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins released information in October of 2019 that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) invested $11 million in research that will support specialty crop farmers. As part of the initial investment, four universities across different U.S. growing regions have been leading regional IR-4 programs to generate additional data on minor crops in the United States. The final results of the studies are still pending. Sources https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/ illinois-pumpkin-crop-ends-with-good- yields-and-high-quality-despite-late-start/ https://herald-review.com/business/ agriculture/season-hit-or-miss- for-specialty-crops-in-illinois/ article_9ab60211-83b6-59e3-b498- 4f471770aa56.html https://illinoisnewsroom.org/2020/01/16/ after-a-year-of-hemp-growing-illinois- farmers-are-frustrated/ https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/ many-area-apple-orchards-will-not-open- after-tough-winter-spring https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190720/ harvest-not-so-peachy-this-year https://www.usda.gov/media/press- releases/2019/10/03/usda-invests-11m- research-will-support-specialty-crop- farmers https://vegetablegrowersnews.com/ news/specialty-crops-added-to-uses-for- farmers-edge-technology/ https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/ drone/8-in-the-air/apple-crops-take-hit- orchard-opens-later-after-record-setting- weather-year/526-b073fe24-2885-4068- 8b20-0aa9c55f0757