Category Archives: Agribusiness
Local organizations collaborating to create a community garden in the Johns Hill neighborhood
October 20, 2023- Local organizations including the Southside Improvement Association, the City of Decatur, ADM, Block by Block, and Johns Hill Magnet School are collaborating to create a community ga...
Oct 20, 2023
Local FFA Chapters awarded cash from Farm Progress Show through Growmark Foundation
October 10, 2023 -During the 2023 Farm Progress Show, the FS System sponsored an activity to drive donations from the GROWMARK Foundation to the Illinois Association FFA and five local FFA chapters. T...
Oct 10, 2023
Decatur awarded $750,000 USDA urban forestry grant
September 27, 2023- The City of Decatur and the Decatur Park District were awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The federal grant will support the "21st Century Dec...
Sep 27, 2023
LISTEN: Dave Wendt on Byers & Co
September 26, 2023- Dave Wendt of the Village of Forsyth joined Byers & Co to talk about Farm Progress, new business additions, Village projects, safety and security, the upcoming bass fishing tou...
Sep 26, 2023
LISTEN: Jennifer Walker on Fuego
September 15, 2023- Jennifer Walker, Director of Global External Relations at Primient, joined co-hosts Elizabeth Rivera, Carmen Rivera, & Luis Peralta on Fuego to talk about Primient's upcoming j...
Sep 15, 2023
LISTEN: Paul Lidy on Fuego
September 8, 2023- Paul Lidy, Director of Development & Fundraising at Northeast Community Fund & Dean of Campus Life at Millikin University, joined co-hosts Dr. Isaac Zuniga & Rebekah Zun...
Sep 08, 2023
2023 Farm Progress Show, by the numbers
September 1, 2023 - Although this year's Farm Progress Show is officially in the rearview mirror, Teri Hammel is already thinking ahead to 2025, when Progress City USA will once again be bustling with...
Sep 01, 2023 Showgoers walk or ride on golf carts through the crowded streets of the Farm Progress Show on Tuesday.
LISTEN: TCCI's Kara Demirjian Huss and RCC's r. Cris Valdez on Byers & Co live from Farm Progress
Kara Demirjian Huss of TCCI & Dr. Cris Valdez, President of Richland Community College joined Byers & Co to talk about job force training in the Ag industry, including how TCCI and RCC have pa...
Aug 31, 2023
LISTEN: ADM Care's Jennifer Ballinger on Byers & Co
August 31, 2023 -Jennifer Ballinger of ADM Cares joined Byers & Co to talk about how ADM is giving back to the community and the world. ADM is once again holding several activities as part of ADM ...
Aug 31, 2023
LISTEN: DPS Ag Teacher Scott Davidson on Byers & Co
August 31, 2023 - Scott Davidson, Ag Teacher with DPS61, joined Byers & Co to talk about the Duane Andreas Ag Academy and their participation at the 2023 Farm Progress Show. Listen to the podcast ...
Aug 31, 2023