After a multi-year break because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 51st Western Illinois University Ag Mech Club s Farm Expo will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 4 and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, March 5 in Western Hall.
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April 19, 2021 MACOMB, IL – Western Illinois University alumnus Todd Steinacher has been around the world to teach better farming practices, which has led to him being named the 2021 International Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) of the Year.
Steinacher, a 2006 graduate of WIU s School of Agriculture, is an agronomist for the AgriGold seed company, and provides agronomic support to farmers in west central and southwest Illinois. He was named the Illinois CCA of the Year in 2020, and AgriGold Agronomist of the Year in 2018.
The international award was announced during the American Society of Agronomy s March CCA webinar. It will be presented at the American Society of Agronomy-Crop Science Society of America-Soil Science Society of America international annual meeting later this year.
WIU alumnus promoted to national ag position
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MACOMB – Western Illinois University Agriculture alumnus Bryon Kirwan considers it a source of personal pride to give back to his alma mater and its School of Agriculture, including helping with research at the Allison Organic Research and Demonstration Farm.
The 1980 graduate was recently named a national economist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a division of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He had been serving as the state economist in Illinois, but his new position allows him to oversee work in 15 states. It will also necessitate him commuting between his home in Seymour, IL and the Central National Office in Ft. Worth, TX.