DeKALB – Summer droughts this year caused worry in the farming community on how the corn harvest would look. A poor harvest would have ripple effects across food, fuel and the lives of farmers in DeKalb County.
Greg Millburg, manager of the DeKalb...
Dan Kenney, executive director of DeKalb County Community Gardens, (left) sets up a Grow Mobile food distribution in Kingston with Christy Westman, Grow Mobile Program coordinator.
The NIU Center for Governmental Studies will seek input from the community regarding economic development through two 90-minute sessions.The sessions, which are open to the public, are meant to seek community input about county-wide economic development...
The final registration date for people interested in hearing community leaders speak about the impact of NIU and Kishwaukee College on DeKalb County businesses is noon Monday.Jennifer Groce, NIU director of Community Affairs, and Kishwaukee College President...
Women Caring for the Land will offer a women-only peer-to-peer, informal discussion to allow women landowners to talk about their individual land stewardship goals and share information with one another.The meeting will be 8:30 a.m. March 31 at the DeKalb...
The kids of DeKalb get a chance to learn about agriculture during February thanks to the Farm Bureau.Farm Bureau volunteers give agriculture presentations to elementary school students in DeKalb County classrooms. The presentations teach children grades...
The cold weather has caused delays in deliveries for local farmers because of road conditions.Farmers have to deal with winter conditions every year, but this year’s weather is harsher than most due to the recent snow storms.Faivre JP Farms, 7102 Fairview...
The County Health Department will host its annual Holiday Light Recycling Program.This year the department is partnering with DeKalb Iron and Metal. The recycling program will run from Nov. 18 until Jan. 13 and will accept mini-lights, C7, C9, rope, LED...
As harvest season starts again in DeKalb, roads may become crowded with some unfamiliar vehicles. Farming equipment and other vehicles used while harvesting crops will start using roadways. According to DeKalb Police, one to four accidents happen about...
Lamb is the main menu item for an upcoming evening buffet. The DeKalb County Lamb & Wool Producers will host its annual lamb buffet on April 9. "The buffet will include carved leg of lamb, vegetables, potatoes, salad, dinner rolls, dessert and choice...
The DeKalb County Farm Bureau will host its second tractor safety school starting next weekend. The class will take place on Feb. 18-19 and March 4-5 at the Farm Bureau Center, 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore. This is the first class since 2008 for...
This summer, DeKalb County corn crops have thrived, unlike last year. "This is a totally different year," said Russ Deverell, a farmer in Kingston. "The heat has helped to push the corn along and helped the quality of the corn." Mariam Wassmann, director...
