Recognizing the hardships many communities are facing, Illinois Milk Producers Association donated 24,000 pounds of milk, ...

Incorporating cover crops into their regenerative farming system has been a learning process for the Riskedal family this ...

Knee high by the Fourth of July,” is an old adage farmers use to measure the success of their corn’s growth. Some of the corn ...

Illinois landowners and farmers could soon have more flexibility to hunt deer on their property thanks to a bill on Gov. JB ...

How many times have you heard the phrase "knee-high by the Fourth of July" when referring to corn crops? What does it mean?

Central Illinois farmers, such as Rob Asbell, have seen favorable weather conditions this season, allowing for ideal planting ...

A dust storm, also known as a haboob, forms when strong, straight-line winds meet soil residue sitting among crops, collecting the dust there, rising it from the ground and bringing it together to ...

At this point in the season, crops in Illinois have mostly been planted and, in some cases, replanted depending on how much ...

While the majority of Midwestern farmers rotate corn and soybeans, commodity prices and corn yield advantages compel some to plant corn year after year ...

A new study shows U.S. corn farming added $123 billion and 440,000 jobs in 2024, with leaders urging growth through ethanol ...