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ATVS • AUCTION SERVICES • AUTO DEALERS • BANKS
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BANKS
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PROPHETSTOWN 114 W 3rd St (815) 537-2348
GENESEO 700 US Hwy 6 E (309) 944-0580
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Growing Stronger Investing in Local Farmers Since 1907
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BANKS
Helping You Plan For Future Growth.
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Agriculture Loans Matt Scholl Agriculture Loan Officer
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“Community banking since 1934…We understand the importance of experience, growth, local decisions and longevity in your farming business.”
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The First National Bank in Amboy
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BANKS • BUTCHER SHOPS
Savanna, Thomson & Mt. Carroll (815) 273-2261
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BUTCHERING • CHAINS • ELECTRONICS • EXCAVATING• FARM SUPPLIES
Johnson’s Processing Plant Inc. Custom Butchering Quarters and Halves For Sale 205 IL., Rt. 40 Chadwick, IL. 61014
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FARM BUILDINGS • FARM SUPPLIES • FENCES
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INSURANCE
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Hugh F. Miller Ins. Agency, Inc. Rock Falls 815-626-1300
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Leffelman & Associates 16 South Jones Amboy 815-857-2125 LaMoille 815-638-2171 Sublette 815-849-5219 Baylor Insurance Agency Lee Center 815-857-2716 rbaylor1@gmail.com
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Cornerstone Insurance Agency Morrison 815-772-7782
Query Insurance Agency, Inc. Rochelle 815-562-4152
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People helping people. It’s an idea as old as civilization itself and it’s the concept behind your local Mutual Insurance Company. Since 1877
Your farm is your legacy Let me help you protect it with customized farm and crop insurance. Larry Farley Financial Representative 607 Palmyra St Dixon, IL 61021-9139 larry.farley@countryfinancial.com (815)284-7790
Farm and crop insurance policies issued by COUNTRY Mutual Insurance Company®, Bloomington, Illinois, an equal opportunity provider.
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INSURANCE • IRRIGATION • KITCHEN RENOVATION
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NATURAL GAS • PLUMBING • REALTORS
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KARL PROWANT 303 W. IL Rt. 64 Lanark, IL 61046
Phone: 815-493-8127 Fax: 815-493-6362
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Sauk Valley
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What is sustainable agriculture?
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Many transitions have taken place in the agricultural industry over the last several decades. The widespread adoption of various technologies over the last 20-plus years has helped farmers streamline their operations, making their farms more efficient and less wasteful as a result. In addition, many farmers have embraced sustainable farming, which is a relatively recent approach to agriculture. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, sustainable agriculture is a complex, multi-faceted concept. Sustainable agriculture intends to contribute to a robust economy by making farms profitable. Farmers who embrace sustainable agriculture also aim to have a positive effect on the environment and their surrounding ecosystems. That’s accomplished by embracing strategies that focus on building and maintaining healthy soil, managing water wisely, minimizing pollution, and promoting biodiversity. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture notes that sustainable agriculture encompasses a wide range of production practices, including some associated with conventional farming and some linked to organic farming. As a result, sustainable farming should not be mistaken for organic farming, or vice versa. However, the UCS notes there’s a strong likelihood that certified organic produce at local grocery stores are byproducts of farms that embrace sustainable agriculture.
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RENTALS • RETIREMENT LIVING
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Common sustainable agriculture practices (MS)
The concept of sustainability varies by industry. Within the agricultural industry, sustainability is a multifaceted concept that has become increasingly popular in recent decades. According to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, sustainable agriculture seeks to increase profitable farm income, promote environmental stewardship, enhance quality of life for farm families and communities, and increase production for human food and fiber needs. In an attempt to reach those goals, farmers who embrace sustainable agriculture may look to various practices. • Cover crops: The Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit organization that aims to employ independent science to address the planet’s most pressing problems, notes that cover crops are planted during the offseason when soils have traditionally been left bare. Cover crops can help prevent soil erosion and replenish the nutrients in the soil. Cover crops also can limit weed growth, reducing the need for herbicides that can prove harmful to the environment. • Reduce or eliminate tillage: According to the UCS, traditional plowing, or tillage, can cause a significant amount of soil loss, even as it prepares fields for planting and reduces the likelihood of weed problems. Eliminating or reducing tillage involves inserting seeds directly into undisturbed soil, which can reduce erosion and improve the health of the soil. • Integrated pest management: Integrated pest management techniques aim to minimize the use of chemical pesticides that can prove harmful to the environment and local wildlife. According to the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, IPM strategies like habitat manipulation and the planting of disease-resistant plants are designed to promote long-term prevention of pests and the damage such pests can cause. • Agroforestry: The Association for Temperate Agroforestry defines agroforestry as an intensive land management system that incorporates trees and/or shrubs to optimize the benefits they provide when deliberately combined with crops and/or livestock. The shade and shelter provided by trees and shrubs can protect plants, animals and water resources. • Crop/livestock integration: The UCS notes that there is growing evidence to suggest that the careful integration of crop and animal production can help farmers make their farms more efficient and profitable. Sustainable agriculture is a complex concept that can benefit farmers, their local communities and the environment in myriad ways.
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15 facts about horses (MC)
Dogs may be man’s best friend, but horses have been companion and assistance animals for millenia. In fact, archaeological evidence indicates that humans formed intermingled relationships with horses nearly 5,500 years ago. Horses provided people with much of the essentials they required for group survival. Khan Academy indicates that the domestication of the horse ushered in an era of innovation in transport and communication. Horses also were invaluable animals on the farm or in early villages. Horses still serve many practical functions, but they’re more often than not companion animals or relied on for riding hobbies and sport. Horses are majestic and fascinating animals, and these 15 interesting facts show just how incredible these beautiful animals are. 1. Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up. 2. Horses have the largest eyes of any mammal that lives on land. 3. People once believed horses were colorblind. In fact, horses can see colors, but are better at detecting yellows and greens than purples and violets. 4. A horse’s body contains 205 bones. 5. Because a horse’s eyes are on the side of its head, it is capable of seeing nearly 360 degrees at one time. 6. The fastest sprinting speed ever recorded for a horse is 55 miles per hour, though they generally trot at around four miles per hour. 7. Horses evolved from a very small animal about the size of a dog or baby lamb that was called a hyracotherium. This ancestor lived in tropical rain forests in North America and ate leaves. 8. Hooves are made from the same protein that comprises human fingernails and hair. 9. The Przewalski’s horse is the only truly wild horse species still in existence. The last remaining wild population is in Mongolia. 10. A male horse is called a stallion, while a young male horse is a colt. A female horse is a mare, while a young female is a filly. 11. Ponies are not immature horses. They are a small variety of horse. 12. Estimates suggest there are around 60 million horses in the world. 13. Early civilizations used horses as a form of food. But in 732 A.D., Pope Gregory III said the ritual consumption of horse meat was a pagan practice and had to be abolished. Islamic and Jewish communities also advocated toward avoiding horse meat. Today there is no specific law in the U.S. banning horse meat, but most people still steer clear of it. 14. An adult horse’s brain weighs 22 ounces, or about half the weight of a human brain. 15. Horses like sweet flavors, which is why you can tempt them with sweet treats like apples and sugar cubes.
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