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ACRE Decision Offers Improved Protection Prospects
USDA’s long-awaited rules for
the new Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program make a potentially tough
decision a little easier for Midwest growers, according to American Farm Bureau
Federation senior economist Bob Young.
Producers will be eligible
this year to enroll in ACRE, an optional whole farm safety net program which
offers payments to producers who facing crop revenue losses resulting from
adverse weather conditions and declining prices. Potential payments are based on
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Hogs and Pigs Report
U.S. inventory of all hogs
and pigs on December 1, 2008 was 66.7 million head. This was down 2 percent from both December 1, 2007 and September 1, 2008.
Breeding inventory, at 6.08 million head, was down 2 percent from last year
but up slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at
60.6 million head, was down 2 percent from both last year and last quarter.
The September-November 2008 pig crop, at 28.4 million head, was down
4 percent from 2007 but up 6 percent from
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Grain Operations Profitable This Year; Dicey for 2009
A combination of good yields and historically
high grain prices this year enabled many grain farmers to follow up one of their
best years ever in 2007 with another year of profitability in 2008, according to
University of Illinois projections.
Crop returns per acre this year on 701 grain
farms in the Illinois Farm Business Farm Management (FBFM) Association are
expected to average close to last year’s historic high of $656 per acre. “We
used to think (crop returns of) $350 to
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IFB looks to scale the ethanol 'blend wall'
By Martin Ross Illinois
Farm Bureau delegates last week called on policymakers to raze the “wall” that
currently limits domestic biofuels potential. Producers
supported legislation
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Quinn says governor must resign, agrees to visit dairy farm
BY KAY SHIPMAN Lt.
Gov. Pat Quinn last week repeated his call for Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign,
but told FarmWeek it was premature for him to assemble a team to take on the
governor’s
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Hosselton joins IFB board
Steve
Hosselton, a 53-year-old cash grain farmer from Louisville in Clay County, last
week was elected to represent District 14 on the Illinois Farm Bureau Board of
Directors.He
succeeds
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Nelson: Farmers must address several challenges to succeed
BY DANIEL GRANT One
year ago at the 2007 Illinois Farm Bureau annual meeting, IFB President Philip
Nelson told members there would be challenges ahead in the ag industry. But
even
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IFB's policy on township road commissioners unchanged
After
extensive delegate debate during last week’s IFB annual meeting in Chicago,
Illinois Farm Bureau maintained its policy regarding township officials and
their authority.
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Warfel: County tax could help schools and reduce burden on property taxes
Lin
Warfel, Champaign County Farm Bureau leader and long-time school funding reform
advocate, has worked for years to help schools and reduce overreliance on
property taxes. At the
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Farm Bureau fine-tunes state, local tax policy
BY KAY SHIPMAN County
Farm Bureau delegates approved policy changes that give Illinois Farm Bureau
directors a clear position to negotiate if changes are proposed to the state’s
tax
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County Farm Bureau delegates consider changes to natural resource pollicies
County
Farm Bureau delegates approved various policies dealing with natural resources
during the Illinois Farm Bureau annual meeting last week in Chicago.Delegates
voted to: •
Support
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IFB wildlife working group's efforts come full circle at annual meeting
Illinois Farm Bureau policy has been altered
to address economic problems and opportunities related to wildlife, thanks, in
part, to work by the IFB Wildlife Management Working Group.Last week,
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FB delegates reaffirm support for Illinois livestock industry
BY KAY SHIPMAN Illinois’
livestock industry collected support from county Farm Bureau delegates
statewide last week. Delegates
passed a measure recapping their support for the
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IBA president sees opportunities for custom feeding in Illinois
While
tough economic times have made it difficult for some livestock producers to
stay in business, Illinois actually may be in a position to expand its cattle
herd. Randy
Faber,
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Protecting producers
In
addition to addressing the current lack of price convergence (see accompanying
story), Illinois Farm Bureau delegates approved a variety of other proposals
aimed at protecting
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IFB may form task force to address convergence
BY DANIEL GRANT A
resolution passed by delegates at the Illinois Farm Bureau annual meeting in
Chicago last week requested the IFB Board of Directors work toward a “viable
solution” to the
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Delegates seek FEMA efficiencies, northern seat on reiver commission
As
a new Congress gears up to review new protections for a flood-plagued Midwest,
Illinois Farm Bureau is pushing for a seat at the table and fewer bureaucratic
barriers to local flood
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Young Leaders: Aging infrastructure must be addressed
BY DANIEL GRANT The
U.S. could lose its edge as the top exporter of many ag products if leaders
fail to address challenges presented by an aging national infrastructure,
according to
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Patching deficit 'hole' key to federal infrastructure must be addressed
By Martin Ross A
federal public works push offers promise for improving the nation’s roads and
bridges and ag transportation capabilities, Illinois Farm Bureau President
Philip Nelson
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Kondracke: USTR frontrunner could send 'troubling' message
Trade
protectionism is the “worst possible kind of signal” the U.S. could send as
global recession looms and World Trade Organization (WTO) talks teeter on the
brink of collapse, political
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