Stu Ellis
Farm Broadcaster at WCIA-TV (Champaign, IL)
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1 week ago |
wcia.com | Stu Ellis
Posted: Jun 17, 2025 / 05:53 PM CDT Updated: Jun 17, 2025 / 05:53 PM CDT SHARE SPRINGFIELD, Ill.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Stu Ellis
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Thousands of blue jackets were at the Illinois FFA Convention in Springfield last week, but only one of those jackets said “National FFA President.” From the Farm: U of I student, National FFA President talks past in agriculture WCIA’s Stu Ellis caught up with Thad Bergschneider, a Morgan County native and University of Illinois student, at the FFA convention. He’s now six months into his tenure as National FFA President. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc.
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2 weeks ago |
wcia.com | Stu Ellis
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Lawmakers have been working hard to pass the state budget, but not everyone is pleased. The state budget funds a couple dozen agricultural initiatives, along with the operations of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Director Jerry Costello said funding for everything was fairly flat. “Those numbers and dollars have stayed roughly what they were last year.
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3 weeks ago |
wcia.com | Stu Ellis
Posted: Jun 5, 2025 / 05:33 PM CDT Updated: Jun 5, 2025 / 05:33 PM CDT SHARE CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — 2025 is the 10th anniversary year for Precision Conservation Management, or PCM. It’s a novel program designed to show farmers how conservation practices can be justified with a positive financial result.
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3 weeks ago |
wcia.com | Stu Ellis
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — The Illinois General Assembly has recessed for the spring term after passing a budget, but the big issue that agriculture wanted was not included. The Family Farm Preservation Act was designed to overhaul the estate tax on farms, which frequently requires substantial amounts of land to be sold to pay the tax. However, it was not called for a senate vote because of the concern it would reduce state tax revenue when the state needs money. Rep.
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