Cultivating Agricultural Leaders. The official Twitter page of the WIU School of Agriculture.
Macomb, IL
Joined August 2015
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WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
Yet another use for #pennycress a pop of landscape color mixed with iris. @IPREFER_CAP @WIUAg
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Young #photographers may submit their most innovative or scenic pictures of #agriculture for the 2023 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest by the @ILTreasurer's office. Electronic submissions will be accepted through June 12: bit.ly/42LYmqw #FWN
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
Mark your calendar for @WIUAg & WIU Ag Mech Club Farm Expo. March 4-5 be there! Read @FarmWeekNow for details farmweeknow.com/general/wiu-… via @FarmWeekNow
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
Dr. Mark Bernards with @WIUAg will join us for our Quincy Better Beans event!
Hear his presentation in-person or virtually next Wednesday on January 25th. Register today - bit.ly/BetterBeans23
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
Almost any moment can be a teachable moment. Or at least an opportunity to raise awareness about agriculture. In this perspectives piece, senior ag science major Laura Millburg shares how small interactions can have a big impact: bit.ly/3ivzYHr #FWN
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
The @PrecisionPlant #PTIFarm is currently accepting applications for our summer internship program in Pontiac, IL. If you are a college student in search of an agronomy internship, we would love to talk with you.
careers.agcocorp.com/job/Pon…
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
ATTENTION LEATHERNECKS!! 💜🐾💛 Tomorrow we will be running the Rocky Shuttle along with GoWest buses for the Block Party! The shuttle will stop at the Lincoln/Washington and Thompson bus stops starting at 4:25pm then last pick up will be at the square at 6:30pm.
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
Today’s @NuffieldFarming visit was to see Dr Joel Druver at the @WIUAg Allison Organic Research Farm to talk all things cover crops, No-Till soya beans into crimped rye and solar corridor farming. Amazing non-chemical weed control on the site via a variety of methods – at Bettendorf, IA
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
If you’re an AG student this would be a great scholarship to apply for, $3k towards your school expenses.
@WIUAg
XtremeAg Scholarship xtremeag.farm/xtremeag-schol…
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
It's a cash crop AND a cover crop!
But what will it take for farmers to grow pennycress, a cash cover crop? @WIUAg Win Phippen says the tipping point will be for farmers to understand the changing environment and how cover crops impact the bottom line:
farmprogress.com/cover-crops…
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
.@WIUAg’s Katie Riggins shares important points about communicating styles used by different generations on #farms.
Katie Riggins farms alongside her dad and grandpa on their McDonough County farm. In this perspectives piece, she shares how communication is key and what the multiple generations learn from each other: bit.ly/3NiIHGF
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
RFD Profit Watch Tuesday edition: @delossjahnke talks markets with Bill Tierney, Ag Market Resources. Later we hear about @WIUAg Legacy Sale and @FarmOpCap. @FarmWeekNow
spreaker.com/episode/4956235…
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
Addressing food insecurity in #rural communities is not just about food. It’s also about transportation & broadband access.
Thank you to the organizations in Macomb who joined our #AgConnectsUsAll listening session to discuss the unique needs of rural Illinois.
📸@WesternILUniv
ALT Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton hosts a listening session in Macomb, IL.
ALT Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton hosts a listening session in Macomb, IL.
ALT Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton hosts a listening session in Macomb, IL.
ALT Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton hosts a listening session in Macomb, IL.
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
Great partnership by @WIUAg & @uie_hort educators. Finding high value #crops for farmers and sharing how to grow them.
Although a Zone 11 tropical plant, an @ILextension & @WesternILUniv ag educator are finding success growing #ginger in Illinois. The pair worked with a specialty grower and Macomb craft brewery, who both sold out of product. Learn more: bit.ly/3uaUkHr #FWN
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
Read my @FarmWeekNow story how @WIUAg diversifying.
.@WesternILUniv agriculture now means #food to more consumers in the Macomb area. Learn how ag students are taking their education from the classroom to public #markets and grocery stores: bit.ly/3HzM08R #FWN
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
🐖 #media fyi @FJ_PORK: USDA’s December Hogs and Pigs report places Dec. 1 inventory at 74.2 million head. That’s the smallest December inventory since 2017, according to Jason Franken @WIUAg @ACESIllinois. agtoday.us/3Flouvn
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
💡Business ideas wanted💡
Participate in the Stafford Challenge for a chance to get your idea implemented... and win $5,000!
Visit wiu.edu/cbt/stafford for more information.
WIU School of Agriculture retweeted
The challenge: ideas for a business venture that can be applied to a 65-acre plot of land💡
The prize: 💸$5,000 cash💸
Read more at: wiu.edu/cbt/stafford
