– Weather with Trent Ford
– Register for the Farm Assets Conference
– USDA Crop Production and WASDE Reports
– Commodity Week Podcast
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CLIMATE REVIEW & WEATHER FORECAST
Welcome to winter… no wait, it’s back to summer. The roller coaster weather this week is typical for mid November. Overall, average temperatures this week ranged from the high 30s in northern Illinois to the high 40s in southern Illinois, between 1 and 4 degrees below normal.…
The 2025 Farm Assets Conference is scheduled for Friday, December 12 at the AgriCenter in Bloomington, Illinois. The doors open at 7:30 a.m. central. The program starts at 8:00 a.m. Registration for 2025 is $80 per person through noon December 8 and $100 thereafter. Media and Extension personnel may register for free.
CLICK TO REGISTER and for complete Farm Assets Conference details.
You may also want to register for the 2025 Illinois Farm Economic Summits.…
The 2025 Farm Assets Conference is scheduled for Friday, December 12 at the AgriCenter in Bloomington, Illinois. The doors open at 7:30 a.m. central. The program starts at 8:00 a.m. Registration for 2025 is $80 per person through noon December 8 and $100 thereafter. Media and Extension personnel may register for free.
CLICK TO REGISTER and for complete Farm Assets Conference details
You may also want to register for the 2025 Illinois Farm Economic Summits.…
The 2025 Farm Assets Conference is scheduled for Friday, December 12 at the AgriCenter in Bloomington, Illinois. The doors open at 7:30 a.m. central. The program starts at 8:00 a.m. Registration for 2025 is $80 per person through noon December 8 and $100 thereafter. Media and Extension personnel may register for free.
CLICK TO REGISTER and for complete Farm Assets Conference details
You may also want to register for the 2025 Illinois Farm Economic Summits.…
Many of you already know the great role public media plays in your local community. Maybe you’re a longtime listener or viewer, or perhaps you just know us from the farm radio programs we deliver to you each week via this email.
Did you know that WILL has been broadcasting agricultural programs for over 100 years? That’s a lot of history!
Now, as we look to the future, WILL is developing a strategic plan to guide our work moving forward.…
According to the U-S Drought Monitor, Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Moultrie and Piatt Counties are experiencing extreme drought. The rest of Illinois is experiencing abnormally dry to severe drought conditions. This week, our Weather Realness podcast is diving into the definition and its effects on agriculture and trees.
Host Maddie Stover talked with Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford, including the deficit in rain that we’re currently facing.
LISTEN TODAY (Oct 20) at 2:30pm central on WILL AM580 or on demand here. …
The 2025 Farm Assets Conference is scheduled for Friday, December 12 at the Agri-Center in Bloomington, Illinois. The doors open at 7:30 a.m. central. The program starts at 8:00 a.m. Registration for 2025 is $80 per person through noon December 8 and $100 thereafter. Media and Extension personnel may register for free.
CLICK TO REGISTER and for complete Farm Assets Conference details.
You may also want to register for the 2025 Illinois Farm Economic Summits.…
We slipped back into summer this week. Average temperatures ranged from the mid-60s in northern Illinois to the mid-70s in southern Illinois, 4 to 8 degrees above normal. The lack of humidity and extremely dry conditions allowed daytime high temperatures to push well into the 90s this week. Some of the more impressive highs this week included 99 degrees in Alton and Decatur.
by Trent Ford, State Climatologist
ISWS PRI University of Illinois
This week was also very dry yet again across the state.…
Another beautiful weather week in Illinois as we transition from summer to fall. Average temperatures this week ranged from the low 60s to low 70s, between 1 and 7 degrees below normal.
by Trent Ford, State Climatologist
ISWS PRI University of Illinois
Although we didn’t see nighttime lows dip into the 30s yet, we did get 40 degrees in Stockton and 42 in Monmouth. The cool end to summer was welcome after an extremely hot and humid season.…
by Trent Ford, State Climatologist
ISWS PRI University of Illinois
Another beautiful weather week in Illinois as we transition from summer to fall. Average temperatures this week ranged from the low 60s to low 70s, between 1 and 7 degrees below normal. Although we didn’t see nighttime lows dip into the 30s yet, we did get 40 degrees in Stockton and 42 in Monmouth. The cool end to summer was welcome after an extremely hot and humid season.…