Stu Ellis is a Farm Broadcaster at various outlets including WAJK, News-Press NOW, and WCIA 3. He focuses on agriculture and farming, covering topics such as farm management, sustainable agriculture, soil science, and organic farming. His work has been featured in notable publications including Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, and AOL, Inc.
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By: Stu Ellis
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — One of the topics Illinois lawmakers debated during the past session was restrictions on crop protectant sprays.
GREENVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The southern third of Illinois is where the bulk of the state’s wheat is grown, but this year’s yield champion is from Central Illinois. Wendell Good of Tazewell County is getting a reputation for being the state’s best yield producer when it comes to wheat. He met with Stu Ellis last […]
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The new science of crop production and solar panels is a truly electric idea, and University of Illinois researchers are finding out there are numerous ways they can be …
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Ecstasy and exultation spread over the Corn Belt like a drought-breaking rain on Wednesday. The USDA’s August crop report spurred the jubilance, and the noon hour report pushed up the corn market by 20 cents. Brian Bastings of Advance Trading in Bloomington sat down with Stu Ellis to break down the […]
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — The cattle industry was rocked by a major announcement last week, and it impacts both cattle raisers and consumers. Tyson Foods announced that it was going to shut down its cattle processing plant at Joslin. While East-Central Illinois is not cattle country like the other two-thirds of the state, cattle raisers […]
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Fall means football season and back-to-school season for students. On the farm, it’s a lot of seasons. It’s not yet harvest season, at least in Central Illinois, but farm auctions are starting, and it’s also the season for negotiating rent agreements for next year. Those indicate the strength and weakness in […]
BOONE, Iowa, (WCIA) — It’s the Super Bowl of agriculture: the Farm Progress Show. The 2026 edition of the annual event opened in Iowa on Tuesday. WCIA’s Stu Ellis made his latest report From the Farm ...
BOONE, Iowa (WCIA) — The Farm Progress Show continues in Boone, Iowa, bringing together people from across the globe to see the latest in agriculture. Among the many products being showcased there is ...
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- At the Farm Progress Show in Iowa last week, grain markets were up, farmer attitudes were up, and the equipment companies were trying to turn that into sales.
BOONE, Iowa (WCIA) — The Farm Progress Show is known for introducing innovative farm equipment. This year, a contraption known as 360 Rain is one that drew a crowd. It delivers irrigation water up one...
