As part of Illinois Soil Health Week, the Illinois Stewardship Alliance, Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and advocates from across the state participated in a Soil Health Lobby Day and Rally at the state capitol and met with lawmakers.

A statewide effort to get to the root of soil phosphorus levels and changes over the past 120-plus years is underway by the University of Illinois and its partners.

Tammy Willis has been selected to serve as the acting state conservationist for Illinois until the position is filled permanently.

John Deere has announced model year 2024 updates for its lineup of 7, 8 and 9 Series tractors that will help prepare them for the future of precision agriculture.

John Deere has introduced a new See & Spray Premium performance upgrade kit for John Deere self-propelled sprayers, the next addition in the See & Spray lineup.

John Deere has introduced new G5 Universal displays and a new JDLink M modem and is making them and the StarFire 7000 Universal receiver available all as aftermarket options.

Purdue Extension Educator Robert Bruner is urging gardeners to keep an eye out for invasive jumping worms this spring.

A freight train carrying corn syrup — not hazardous materials — derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s border with California and Nevada, BNSF Railway said.

U.S. safety regulators are turning up the heat on Tesla, announcing investigations into steering wheels coming off some SUVs and a fatal crash involving a Tesla suspected of using an automated driving system when it ran into a parked firetruck in California.