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Nov 28 | Weather Review and Market Update 

  • November 28, 2025

  • Todd Gleason

* Invasive Weed Asian Copperleaf Found in Illinois
* East Central Illinois Winter Storm Coming this Weekend
* Register for the Farm Assets Conference
* Commodity Week Podcast
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ASIAN COPPERLEAF WEED FOUND IN ILLINOIS
and interview with Kathryn Seebruck, University of Illinois Extension
Todd Gleason: Now up next, University of Illinois Extension Educator Kathryn Seebruck tells us more about a new invasive weed in the state of Illinois and some of its history here in the United States.…

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Nov 21 | Weather Update and Market Review

  • November 21, 2025

  • Todd Gleason

* Weather with Trent Ford
* Register for the Farm Assets Conference
* Commodity Week Podcast
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CLIMATE REVIEW & WEATHER FORECAST
This week was a bit more like mid-fall than late fall, with average temperatures ranging from the mid-40s to the low 50s, between 2 and 7 degrees above average. Many places saw high temperatures reach into the upper 70s, including 79 in Jacksonville and 78 in Charleston. November temperatures to date have been 1 to 3 degrees warmer than normal statewide.…

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Nov 14 | Weather Review and Market Update

  • November 14, 2025

  • Todd Gleason

– 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.…

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Nov 07 | Weather Update and Market Review

  • November 7, 2025

  • Todd Gleason

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.…

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Oct 31 | Weather Update and Market Review

  • November 1, 2025

  • Todd Gleason

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.…

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Oct 24 | Climate Review & Weather Forecast

  • October 24, 2025

  • Todd Gleason

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.…

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Help Shape the Future of Public Media

  • October 24, 2025

  • Todd Gleason


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.…

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TODAY 2:30pm on WILL AM580 | Drought of 2025

  • October 20, 2025

  • Todd Gleason


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. …

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Oct 17 | Weather Update and Market Review

  • October 18, 2025

  • Todd Gleason

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.…

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Illinois Crop Update – September 26, 2025

  • September 26, 2025

  • Illinois Extension

Reagen Tibbs– Commercial Agriculture Educator
Logan County
Soil Condition: Moderately Dry (soil is dry, plants may be browning or stressed, water bodies are low)
Rains over the last week have been welcome but have not provided the much-needed relief from drought conditions. If anything, the rain has slowed the harvest progress for many across Logan County. While on the outside rows, some fields appear ready to harvest, there are still many green plants deep inside the fields.…

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