Good corn yields overall and variable soybean yields with minimal insect and disease pressure were the general theme across the University of Illinois Variety Testing fields.

The 2025 corn and soybean growing season ended as it started — ideal conditions — along with the usual and unusual challenges sandwiched in between.

La Niña, the cooler and at times costlier flip side of El Niño, has arrived to warp weather worldwide, meteorologists said.

The work done at this breeding site in east-central Illinois tests and refines Xitavo® soybean seed-exclusive varieties under real growing conditions, not just lab settings.

A favorable fall weather pattern provided the Henert family the ability to complete harvest and fall fieldwork in a timely manner.

We can’t complain about the fall harvest weather and we didn’t have too many issues. There wasn’t any break this year with harvest.

Powerful anti-vaccine advocates and people selling potentially harmful goods such as raw milk are profiting from the push to write anti-science policies into law across the United States.

Employment opportunities are strong for college graduates with degrees in food, agriculture, renewable natural resources and the environment, according to a report out Purdue University.

Syngenta announced Victrato seed treatment is now registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for soybeans and cotton.

A new soybean seed treatment aimed at protecting the crop from its top nemeses waits registration.

An all-in-one technology platform to improve efficiency, productivity and profitability continues to expand after its initial introduction five years ago.

Jim Henry explains how effective planning and decision-making now can significantly impact your success in the 2026 growing season.

University of Illinois Extension is poised to have its first central facility in its 100-plus-year history by spring of 2027.

After investing many years into their Supervised Agricultural Experiences projects, two Illinois FFA members were named top in the nation as American Star winners.

After college, Marcus Maier got a full-time job, but he still had the notion of joining the Army in the back of his mind.

Two farms were honored with the inaugural Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing Stewardship Award, presented by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture and Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing.

Working with consumers who want to learn more about how their food is produced sparked Dan Sanderson to write a book about his regenerative farming practices.

With the warm, dry conditions, harvest is almost complete at Riskedal Farms, where some corn and sunflowers remain to be picked.

Harvest has gone fast and our yields are not phenomenal. That’s what I’ve heard from a lot of people, average to slightly below average yields.

Two Hoosier chefs were honored with titles at the 2025 World Food Championships, held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center in Indianapolis.

An expanded soybean portfolio, new herbicide formulation and a new trait on the near horizon are flowing through the pipeline fueling the future of agriculture.

Registration is anticipated for a new cereal seed treatment package with two modes of action.

Don’t let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November.

Soybean yields have been a record on almost every farm in our neck of the woods. Corn has been the same.

Draining excess water from farm fields in Illinois is vital to food and renewable fuel production. However, the lack of adequate farm drainage is a serious problem.

Global agriculture company Alltech broke ground on a new $4.6 million, 15,000-square-foot manufacturing facility that will produce biological fertilizers and crop inputs.

Seeing a fistulated cow at a young age triggered Delana Erbsen’s interest in research that has led her to develop FFA award-winning projects.

Matthias Hefty, a current Purdue University student and former DeKalb FFA Chapter member, is one of four finalists for the American Star in Agriscience award at the National FFA Convention.

As politicians continue to bicker and blame during the government shutdown, fields across the Midwest are a flurry of harvest activity.

This is a good place to grow soybeans — because it is a good place to breed soybeans.

The pumpkin in Tony Scott’s backyard weighs almost as much as a small car.

Thousands of small-scale farmers in Malawi are using a generative AI chatbot designed by the non-profit Opportunity International for farming advice.

Yield/Profit Challenge has eight years of on-farm trial data in the books to document which systems provide the best return-on-investment for crop production.

A company that offers an ocean-sourced limestone replacement is expanding into the Midwest for farmers.

For over two decades, the Beck’s Practical Farm Research program has provided data-driven information to help farmers make agronomic decisions on their own farms.

Farm income concerns along with state and federal issues continue to be a focus of Illinois Farm Bureau.

Pope Leo XIV took aim at skeptics who “ridicule those who speak of global warming,” as he strongly embraced Pope Francis’ environmental legacy and made it his own in some of his strongest and most extensive comments to date.

A coalition of state soybean associations has submitted a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins urging the administration to preserve the Agricultural Research Service facility in Urbana.

Seed corn harvest is complete and soybean harvest is almost finished at the Henert farm in north-central Illinois.

It rained here about two weeks ago and it varied anywhere from one-tenth to six-tenths of an inch.

Indiana’s Mississippi River Basin Soil Sampling Program is now accepting applications.

Christy Wright was named the next president and CEO of AgriNovus Indiana, a non-profit focused on growing Indiana’s agbioscience economy.

The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois announced a gift from Bayer’s Crop Science division to support the revitalization of the Morrow Plots, the oldest experimental agricultural fields in North America.

The Illinois Soybean Association announced the inaugural winners of the SpringBoard Seed Funding Challenge at the Illinois Innovation Network’s Sustainability Research Conference at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

Greg Thoren is using a virtual fencing system to graze cattle in various areas of his farm as part of his regenerative agriculture plan for his operation.

Agricultural students at Illinois Valley Community College will have the opportunity to study in the new Dr. Alfred E. Wisgoski Agricultural Education Center.

Jim Henry reviews the ways to get the most bang out of your nitrogen dollars.

Work at a new research farm dedicated to advancing the Illinois Soybean Association’s farmer-focused efforts was featured at a media event.

Struvite is a phosphorus fertilizer that dissolves in the presence of plant roots.

With a record wheat harvest this summer and a potential record corn crop harvest just ahead, 2025 has been a good production year for Will Swope.