After enduring multiple extreme weather events, soybean yields on Brown County farm could be worse.
View from the Cab: Fewer bushels plus lower prices add up to 'tough year'
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Conservation SWAT surfaces endangered species policy ideas
Listing of the monarch butterfly could have significant impact on farming practices, says team chairman.
Organic matter drove yields this year, says GROWMARK manager
More organic matter means better water-holding capacity. In some cases, the good spots produced corn yields 100 bushels per acre better than other parts of the same field.
Dicamba investigations could have impacts on applicators' licenses
Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association chief encourages everyone to be better stewards of the technology. 'It's never okay to drift,' she says.
Pumpkin production ample for second straight year
Dry weather helps farmers hold off disease, bring in bumper crop.
USDA makes more progress on adding leadership
Days after Censky, McKinney approved, Senate ag committee holds confirmation hearing on two additional nominees.
September measures up as fifth-driest on record
Average of just three-quarters of an inch of moisture fell on Illinois last month.
With a louder voice, science changes minds
Could a controversial, yet popular, documentary help bridge the divide on GMOs? Some Illinois farmers and others think so.
ICGA president: Building demand more important than ever
Old-crop stocks in storage more than last year as another huge harvest rolls in.
Cover crops yield profits throughout Illinois farm
From cattle to crop production, Bremer surrounded by the rewards of being a cover crop innovator.