RFD Illinois

Committee reviews 55 proposed policy changes; delegates will debate approved policy resolutions during December's IFB annual meeting in Chicago.

IFB relieved that 15-billion-gallon ethanol requirement survived, believes there's still room for improvement.

Lack of rain, uneven development leave Livingston County farmer just hoping for trend-line production.

Add potato leafhopper issues in alfalfa fields to ongoing troubles caused by beetles and worms.

Traders' focus remains on weather forecast as conditions could stay dry while corn begins to pollinate.

Other factors also contribute to population declines of the important pollinator.

Values could face even more pressure if yields return to trend levels or below and prices remain low.

House votes to override governor's vetoes on three bills to give state its first full budget in more than two years.

Parts of Illinois show up on Drought Monitor. Areas that missed rain in June could be in 'big trouble' in July, says state climatologist.

Corn ethanol category remains flat; biodiesel requirement up slightly.