Poole Farms

11/11/2023

Welcome to our newest farm hand, little Caelan Poole!

11/12/2019

When media pushes an agenda, ordinary people often get it wrong where the truth of American agriculture is concerned.

Farmers and ranchers from Montana and across the country shook their heads when Miss Montana USA shared some very anti-animal agriculture information on her Instagram story this week. Merissa Underwood, the current Miss Montana USA, shared the

07/14/2018

From our visit this past spring with Rep. Adam Kinzinger. Now, more than ever, we're grateful to have advocates in Washington fighting for Illinois agriculture.

In this week's , Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) highlights Illinois' vast agriculture industry and notes the various programs within the farm bil...

05/04/2018

Telling our farm story goes way back to when Keith's Grandpa first started keeping a farm notebook way back in 1931. Each year he summarized the important events in the farm, and often in the community and the world. The notebook is currently kept by Keith's dad, David.

05/04/2018

Great explanation about what treated seed corn looks like and what it does. I don't recall Keith ever telling me about refugee seeds, so I learned something new today!

🌽This is what our corn seed looks like! 🌽

The colors you see are from the seed treatment. Seed treatments coat the outside of the seed to protect the plant from fungus and pests.

Seed treatments are an important tool for us because it gives a way to protect the corn plant at a time when it's most vulnerable, the first few days in the ground.

The colors you see are actually the same seed treatment but are colored differently to tell us something else!

The pink seed all has a trait called Bt. Bt is a naturally occurring bacterium found in the soil that happens to be deadly to a specific type of pest - the European corn borer. You can imagine what the corn borer does just by his name. Many farmers like us use seed developed with technology to have the Bt trait. Some other farmers, like those raising organic corn, spray Bt on their crops after planting to protect against corn borer.

The blue seed is what's called "refuge" seed. Refuge does not have the Bt trait. When we use Bt seed, we have to plant refuge. Our bags contain 5% refuge.

The refuge provides a place for corn borer to hang out, get fat, and reproduce. It's important because in the rare case that one corn borer survives after eating some of the Bt corn (which means he's resistant) he will still likely reproduce with a borer that has been hanging out in the refuge corn (not resistant). The offspring will still be impacted by the trait.

The amount of refuge you are required to plant depends on several factors, including your location. The cotton belt has to plant a higher percentage than the corn belt.

04/08/2018

Innovation + efficiency. Farmers lead the way! Watch this awesome video! 😁😄🤣😆😂

New DewEze technology revolutionizes hay feeding - the CD1000 - giving cattle an equal opportunity to feed.

03/30/2018

An important film in the discussion about food, GMO's and modern farming.

An opportunity to hear pop astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, see Bill Nye the "Science Guy" and others tangle on the issue of GMOs. As the New York Times review says, 'Science strikes back.'

03/26/2018

China is a major customer for American agricultural products, and its escalating trade battle with the Trump administration is expected to worsen a slump in the U.S. farm economy.

03/10/2018

Sharing from another farm page we follow. Give them a like and if you can, add some dairy to your next shopping trip! Poole Farms is proud to support American dairy. 🇺🇲 🐄 🚜

02/02/2018

A nice graphic detailing a few nutritional numbers for both grass feed and grain finished beef. Whichever you choose both are good sources of protein in your diet.
When food is part of the conversation we advocate for accuracy and not fear. Want to know more about your food? Talk to a farmer!

01/20/2018

Advocating for less government involvement in our lives. It is not the government's purview to manage every drop of water in the planet. Give us credit that we'll do the right thing.

Farm Bureau members, the American Farm Bureau Federation has a new social media campaign called, " ," and it's designed to support the US EPA and the US Army Corps of Engineers withdrawal and rewrite of the 2015 WOTUS Rule. Visit www.ilfb.org/FloatUs to see how you can deploy a rubber duck to support the effort. Be sure to share our posts as you see them on Facebook & Twitter too!🦆