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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

📢New ACDC Newsletter Release📢 It's not a trick; it's a treat! Our October newsletter is available on our website now. www.library.illinois.edu/funkaces/acd...

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ACDC News – Issue 26-09 | Funk Library | University Library | Illinois

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s not a pig-ment of your imagination; this week’s TBT post is here! The first issue of the "Hog Feed Facts" newsletter was published on October 1, 1990, to proliferate information to farmers about raising and caring for pigs.

Front cover of “Hog Feed Facts,” featuring articles about confinement housing and rations for piglets.

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy fall! We have an a-maize-ing item from our V1N1 collection for TBT! This release of the Chicago Tribune was published on September 23, 1985, highlighting a story on the Farm Aid concert held here in Champaign.

Front page of “Chicago Tribune,” featuring the story “The stars shine through Farm Aid’s dreary skies” with a picture of Willie Nelson.

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We’re back with another ewenique item from our V1N1 collection for TBT! This volume of The Country Gentleman was published on September 17, 1874 to provide information on departments of agriculture, stock raising, horticulture, and domestic economy in the U.S.

Front page of The Country Gentleman, showing an illustration of sheep above advertisements and a table of contents.

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Cracking open another item from our V1N1 collection for this TBT! The first volume of The Australian Poultry Digest was published in September 1985 to provide news and other important information to poultry farmers.

Front page of “The Australian Poultry Digest” with the headline “Foundation sheds new light on heat stress” and “Trade Practices to ‘unscramble’ Ingham takeovers.” A man holds an egg next to a chicken on the cover.

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

📢New ACDC Newsletter Release📢 New semester, new newsletter! Check out our August newsletter on our website. www.library.illinois.edu/funkaces/acd...

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ACDC News – Issue 26-08 | Funk Library | University Library | Illinois

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We’re back with some milk for this week’s TBT post! Here is a rare serial of Hoard’s Dairyman, published on August 29, 1890 to serve as a resource about dairy farming, products, and stocks.

Front page of “Hoard’s Dairyman” newspaper with the headline “Produce Commission: Price & Keith, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, &c.”

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Another top-notch TBT post from the ACDC! Here is the first volume of Top Op, published in August 1969 as a resource about farm operations for executive, large-scale farmers and ranchers.

Cover of Top Op magazine featuring a man with a brimmed hat and a wedding band.

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📢New ACDC Newsletter Release📢 Hot off the (figurative) press, our July newsletter is available on our website. www.library.illinois.edu/funkaces/acd...

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ACDC News – Issue 26-07 | Funk Library | University Library | Illinois

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Breaking news! We have another TBT material to share with you! Here is the first volume of the “Agriculture” newspaper, published on August 1, 1988 to provide as a source of agricultural development information for farmers and other ag professionals.

Front page of newspaper “Agriculture: The business and news weekly,” featuring the headline “Drought aid bill makes rapid progress.”

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We have a treat in stock for this week’s TBT post! Here is the first volume of The Stockman’s Advisor, published in July 1904 to provide information to livestock producers.

The cover of The Stockman’s Advisor, featuring a farmer and a “city girl,” cows, sheep, and pigs.

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We have another faxinating material for our TBT post! Here is the first volume of Farm Futures Friday Fax. Published on July 24, 1998, Farm Futures served as a quick source of agricultural news, forecasts, and trends for its readers.

Front page of “Farm Futures Friday Fax: A Weekly Information Service on the Business of Agriculture,” featuring various headlines in a box.

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Extra! Extra! Read all about the premiere issue of “Texas Agriculture Weekly” newspaper on our TBT post! Published July 12, 1985, the newspaper was published by the Texas Farm Bureau to provide information, opinions, and more to farmers and ranchers.

Front page of newspaper “Texas Agriculture Weekly,” featuring a banner saying, “Premiering July 12, 1985,” and an image of cattle on a range.

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Friday counts, right? We’re dairy excited to share this week’s TBT item! Here's the first volume of California Dairy Herd Improvement magazine from our Volume One Number One collection. Published in July 1971, the magazine aims to provide its readership with information to improve their dairy herds.

A magazine cover for “California Dairy Herd Improvement,” featuring a windmill in front of a herd of cows.

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Happy Throwback Thursday! We’re champing at the bit to share more of our collection with you! Here is the first volume of the Dressage magazine from our Volume One Number One collection. Published in July 1971, Dressage dedicates itself to dressage, a specific way of training and riding a horse.

A magazine cover titled "Dressage" from July 1971, featuring an illustration of a rider performing dressage on a horse in a classical outdoor setting with trees and architectural columns. The magazine cost one dollar and uses green ink on a cream background.

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

📢New ACDC Newsletter Release📢 Happy April! Spring into our collection this week by checking out our most recent newsletter! Available now on our website. www.library.illinois.edu/funkaces/acd...

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ACDC News – Issue 26-04 | Funk Library | University Library | Illinois

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

📢New ACDC Newsletter Release📢 Happy Spring, everyone! This week, stop and smell the roses with our newsletter. Pop(py) over to our website to check it out! www.library.illinois.edu/funkaces/202...

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March 2026 | Funk Library | University Library | Illinois

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

📢New ACDC Newsletter Release📢 Happy (belated) Valentine's Day! This week, we'd love to share our newsletter with you. Check it out on our website! www.library.illinois.edu/funkaces/202...

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February 2026 | Funk Library | University Library | Illinois

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

📢New ACDC Newsletter Release📢 Happy New Year, everyone! This week, we released our first newsletter of 2026. Check it out on our website! www.library.illinois.edu/funkaces/202...

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January 2026 – Funk Library – U of I Library

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University of Illinois ACDC @illinoisacdc.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

📻 Come see our exhibit on farm radio history! 📻 The display highlights historic stations, persons, and practices, and it features newspapers, books, and physical audio-visual media, including CDs, cassettes, and film. It's located on the second floor of the Funk ACES Library!

The farm radio history exhibit, featuring three cassette tapes, two CDs, a roll of film, and various documents.

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