Tim Alexander
CorrespondentTim Alexander is a correspondent for WCBU. He joined the station in 2022.
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Several dozen area agriculture industry professionals and employers met at the Peoria USDA Ag Lab last week for two hours of what AgTech Connect organizer Leigh Ann Brown referred to as “purposeful collisions” designed to spark economic growth in the Greater Peoria region.
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FFA, the venerable youth institution formerly known as Future Farmers of America, is breaking new ground in order to keep pace with changes in technology and non-traditional agriculture related career opportunities.
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Longtime Peoria-area meteorologist Mike McClellan recently came to the Peoria County Farm Bureau building to talk to local growers about one of their favorite topics: the weather.
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In an extended interview with WCBU-WGLT, Illinois Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II discussed successes achieved in the space of agriculture during Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s first term, along with Costello’s goals for his next four years at the helm of the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA).
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The case can be made that Zorro, the fictional swordsman made famous by former town resident and author-playwright William Johnston McCulley, was the early prototype for the modern-day superhero of pulp fiction, television and Hollywood Blockbuster fame.
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A Chicago-based group with ties to central Illinois established to promote “regenerative” organic agriculture has issued a new study showing a link between regenerative farming, soil health and human health.
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Farmers are preparing for driverless tractors, and companies are already investing in the technologyA growing number of investors and venture capital groups are putting their money into what the John Deere Company is calling the next giant leap in agricultural technology-- fully autonomous tractors and tillage equipment.
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The program, known as the Bicycle Empowerment Program, was conceptualized and developed by Beiser. It is delivered through Bike Peoria, the Bike Peoria Co-Op and the Dream Center.
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Sales are so good at many locations that at least one area “you-cut” tree farm had sold its entire inventory of harvestable trees by Saturday, December 10.
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Taking advantage of a green but growing industry, community colleges across Illinois are rolling out cannabis education programs that can lead to good-paying jobs at marijuana dispensaries.