PAXTON, Ill. (WAND) - During the August recess, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Illinois) took time on Thursday to tour various rural areas throughout her district.
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Will Glazik, a fifth-generation farmer from rural Paxton, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Glen âGBâ Brandt Prize for Ag Entrepreneurism.
The award is designed to honor an individual who exemplifies an entrepreneurial spirit and advances innovation through his or her business practices.
Glazikâs nomination highlighted those qualities as a farmer, researcher, public speaker, distillery owner and entrepreneur.
âWill is blazing a trail for a new generation of farmers in Illinois who want to be active managers and marketers for a diverse array of products,â said nominator Dr. Adam Davis, head of the Department of Crop Sciences in the UI College of ACES. âHe is creative and fearless in trying out new innovations in production methods, marketing and new product creation.
âBuy it or elseâ: Inside Monsanto and BASFâs Moves to Force Dicamba on Farmers
âBuy it or elseâ: Inside Monsanto and BASFâs Moves to Force Dicamba on Farmers
Internal company records show the companies knew crop damage from their weed killer would be extensive. They sold it anyway. Share this story Published December 10th, 2020 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Will Glazik with his organic corn at his farm near Paxton, Illinois, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (Darrell Hoemann | The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting)
Get poisoned or get on board.
Thatâs the choice soybean farmers such as Will Glazik face. The past few summers, farmers near Glazikâs central Illinois farm have sprayed so much of the weed killer dicamba at the same time that it has polluted the air for hours and sometimes days.