Jim Henry lists seven important steps in the pre-harvest lull to prepare for what could be the biggest crop ever.

A wind-and-hail storm that rolled through Lee County in north-central Illinois has reduced the yield potential for crops on William Henert’s farm.

We had some tassel wrap, which was pretty scary for a while, but most of ears filled out.

Khalid Meksem, a distinguished professor of genome biotechnology and genetics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is one of 12 scientists named a 2025 Researcher to Know by the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition.

Learning about regenerative farming practices triggered a love of farming for Jessica Davies.

Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2 billion retooling a Kentucky factory to produce electric vehicles that it says will be more affordable, more profitable to build and will outcompete rival models.

Fuel-efficient SUVs and crossovers are quite popular these days, but there’s still a need for a full-size SUV that can carry up to eight passengers and tow a heavy load.

A report that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised will improve the health of America’s children does not call on the government to make significant changes to its food or farming policies.

The food pyramid that once guided Americans’ diets has been retired for more than a decade, but that has not stopped President Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., from regularly criticizing the concept.