This is the time of year when many parents are thinking about buying a used vehicle for their teen drivers. The vehicle may be a graduation gift or a needed set of wheels for a summer job or trip to college.

The third straight increase and more than the previous two combined, the national average price for a gallon of diesel jumped 4.7 cents to $3.639, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data.

To paraphrase Forrest Gump, spring is like a box of chocolate — you never know what you’re going to get.

The second straight weekly increase, the national average diesel price climbed 2.5 cents to $3.592 a gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data.

April is a perfect time to check items off your gardening to-do list.

Changes are happening on the labels of herbicide products that may impact the way farmers spray their crops.

Crop protection tools — including widely popular glyphosate-based herbicides — are critical for weed control and providing an ample and affordable food supply. That is the prevailing sentiment in a survey from the Modern Ag Alliance.

John Miller was walking through his cornfield 15 years ago, saw a problem and wanted to use his machinist skills to rectify it.

The Illinois Soybean Association’s new-look rainfall simulator trailer hit the road for a demonstration at a central Illinois school.