Recently, the Western Illinois University School of Agriculture (Ag) was presented a $10,000 check from Compeer Financial toward a Community Building Grant improving the on-campus Livestock Center. “It is our job as the organization to inform the community about these grants offered through our corporate office,” said Compeer Loan Officer Robb Creasey, a ‘93 WIU […]

A team of Western Illinois University School of Agriculture students recently competed in the four-week international electronic trading competition, the CME Group Trading Challenge. The three-member team finished 356th out of 500 teams in the highly competitive event. This year’s team members were agriculture business majors Kelsie Cawthon, a senior, of Macomb; Isabella Gray, a […]