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farmweeknow.com | Phyllis Coulter |Phyllis Coulter FarmWeek
Teachers across the state will get rolling on the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom’s (IAITC) transportation theme “Roads Rivers and Rails” at IAITC Summer Ag Institute workshops. The event prepares teachers to take their students on a similar learning journey in 2026. Key to the theme will be “Celebrating 100 years of Route 66” with activities surrounding the Mother Road, which opened for travelers between Chicago to California a century ago.
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1 week ago | 
farmweeknow.com | Phyllis Coulter |Phyllis Coulter FarmWeek
The eggs came before the chickens this month in the third-grade classroom of teacher Kim Cheline. That meant students at Immaculate Conception School in Monmouth had to wait for 21 days to meet the new chicks. Most of these third graders saw eggs hatch before, as wide-eyed kindergarteners, and welcomed cute chicks.
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1 week ago | 
effinghamdailynews.com | Phyllis Coulter |Phyllis Coulter FarmWeek
Sunshine might help increase sheep populations in Illinois, according to an Ohio sheep producer. Camren Maierle, an American Lamb Board member, showed Illinois sheep producers photos of his sheep grazing on Ohio pastures in a field of solar panels. Solar grazing has become a big part of his business. kAm“%96C6 4@F=5 36 2 5646?E 2>@F?E @7 E9:D :? x==:?@:D :? E96 ?6IE 4@FA=6 @7 J62CD[” |2:6C=6 E@=5 x==:?@:D =2>3 2?5 H@@= AC@5F46CD 2E E96 $966A x?5FDECJ s2J] %96C6 2C6 23@FE dd[___ D966A :?
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1 week ago | 
effinghamdailynews.com | Phyllis Coulter |Phyllis Coulter FarmWeek
Weather has changed over the past century when much of the river infrastructure was built, according to Madelynn Wuestenberg, Iowa State University Extension weather and climate specialist. The Mississippi River Basin has received an increase in annual precipitation with more coming in heavy rainfall events.
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2 weeks ago | 
rivercountynews.com | Phyllis Coulter
If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. Username Password Lost your password? Please enter your email and we will send your username and password to you. Email ← Back By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Weather has changed over the past century when much of the river infrastructure was built, according to Madelynn Wuestenberg, Iowa State University Extension weather and climate specialist.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecounty-chronicle.com | Phyllis Coulter
If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. Username Password Lost your password? Please enter your email and we will send your username and password to you. Email ← Back By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Weather has changed over the past century when much of the river infrastructure was built, according to Madelynn Wuestenberg, Iowa State University Extension weather and climate specialist.
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3 weeks ago | 
ibjonline.com | Phyllis Coulter
By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Weather has changed over the past century when much of the river infrastructure was built, according to Madelynn Wuestenberg, Iowa State University Extension weather and climate specialist. The Mississippi River Basin has received an increase in annual precipitation with more coming in heavy rainfall events.
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3 weeks ago | 
farmweeknow.com | Phyllis Coulter |Phyllis Coulter FarmWeek
Andrew “Andy” Baker has a connection with all five of FFA's major state officers this year. Usually, it’s through having taught their agricultural teacher. The director and professor of ag education at Western Illinois University (WIU) also has something else in common with the state officers as of May 31. He’s starting the next chapter of his career.
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3 weeks ago | 
freeburgtribune.com | Phyllis Coulter
By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Weather has changed over the past century when much of the river infrastructure was built, according to Madelynn Wuestenberg, Iowa State University Extension weather and climate specialist. The Mississippi River Basin has received an increase in annual precipitation with more coming in heavy rainfall events.
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3 weeks ago | 
freeburgtribune.com | Phyllis Coulter
By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Sunshine might help increase sheep populations in Illinois, according to an Ohio sheep producer. Camren Maierle, an American Lamb Board member, showed Illinois sheep producers photos of his sheep grazing on Ohio pastures in a field of solar panels. Solar grazing has become a big part of his business. “There could be a decent amount of this in Illinois in the next couple of years,” Maierle told Illinois lamb and wool producers at the Sheep Industry Day.
