(BLOOMINGTON) Illinois Farm Bureau rolled out its inaugural edition of FarmWeek 50 years ago this week. The newspaper replaced the 51 year old IAA Record monthly magazine as IFB’s primary membership publication, always maintaining a member-focused mission. Readers saw a major publication overhaul in September 1987 when full-color capability was added, plus that same year, FarmWeek started accepting outside advertising. It was five years later in 1992 that the CropWatchers section was added followed by the addition of its website in 2009. The publication serves nearly 70,000 IFB members and subscribers.
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