Flamm Orchards

Flamm Orchards in Cobden has been busy protecting their strawberry crops. Strawberries bloom about thirty days before they produce fruit, but freezing temperatures can kill the bloom setting back production.

WSIU's Brad Palmer reports on a campaign to highlight Illinois agricultural diversity and raises consumer awareness statewide, nationwide, and globally of…

Thanks to a ruling by the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the herbicde Dicamba will soon be banned.Farmers in Illinois have until June 25th, 2020 to…

When temperatures dipped into the teens in mid March, area growers grew concerned.“Well we’ve got some damage in the peaches, but at this point we still…