The U.S. Department of Agriculture will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs.

One of the oldest sayings in poker warns that if you’re in a game for 20 minutes and haven’t figured out who’s the patsy — the player most likely to be the game’s biggest loser — you’re the patsy.

Katie Nelsen has been named the new executive director of public policy at Indiana Farm Bureau.

Jim Henry warns that farmers across the Midwest face an urgent challenge this harvest season: limited grain storage capacity.

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

All was running smoothly, until it didn’t, for Ken Ropp while he was harvesting a corn field across from his dairy farm.

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.

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

I admire those older ranchers for their work ethic and their passion to care for their flock, but it is hard to duplicate that in the younger generation.

I’m one month earlier than normal to graze my last farmette, just to give you an idea of how dry it is and how sparse the grass is.

Jim Henry laments that farmers are facing a difficult economy, as crop prices continue to decline and production expenses remain high.

The lack of rain leading up to harvest, combined with dry conditions and 80-degree days, really cooked the crops down fast.

An Illinois grain farmer and popular host of podcasts, radio and television shows was the guest speaker at Eureka Savings Bank’s recent inaugural ag event.

The earliest winter calvers were moved to corn residue closer to his home and, as mentioned last month, half of the stocker steers grazing the sorghum-sudangrass also were shipped out to a Nebraska feedlot.

Fall field trips are in full swing for children and their teachers.

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.

The Illinois Soybean Association seeks qualified candidates to fill a vacant board seat for District 18, which includes the following counties: Franklin, Hamilton, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski and Massac.

America continues to hand more of the global soy export market to Brazil, South America’s unchallenged soybean powerhouse.

Farmers are facing a tough fall and, unfortunately, it could get tougher if we don’t resolve current trade disputes soon.

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.

American soybean farmers are fretting over not only this year’s crop, but the long-term viability of their businesses, built in part on China’s once-insatiable appetite for U.S. beans.

Farmers can complete tillage operations autonomously with John Deere technology.

A new economic impact report shows there’s more to Illinois farms than just corn, soybeans and wheat along the highways.

There were some big swing and misses from traders with their projections leading up to the latest quarterly grain stocks report.

Old crop corn and soybean ending stocks finished lower than the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s grain stocks report.

We have a few soybean fields I think we’ll be able to get into this weekend. Our corn’s still a week away.

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.

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.

Taiwan intends to purchase $6.4 billion of U.S. corn and soybeans over the next four years, according to two letters of intent signed with the Indiana Corn Marketing Council and the Indiana Soybean Alliance.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the United States will offer financial support to Argentina to prop up its ailing economy, prompting frustration from soybean producers.

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.

The Illinois Soybean Association On-Farm Trial Network's sulfur research will continue in 2026.

It is no surprise that many Illinois farmers told the Illinois Soybean Association in its annual Soybean Production Concerns survey that they want more agronomic research to maximize wheat and double-crop soybean production.

An investment in farm drainage tile can boost crop yields, reduce financial risk and ultimately increase the long-term profitability of your farm.

A move in Brazil to suspend a soybean moratorium has scientists and environmentalists warning that losing the agreement could undermine years of progress in cutting deforestation in the Amazon.

The sobering reality is that many farmers are hurting. Talk to any farmer who grows row crops, and he or she will tell you they’re struggling with the lowest prices in almost 20 years.

Even though the White House remains up while farmers are decidedly down, some farm groups are starting to recognize that down isn’t up anymore.

It’s almost time for Mindy Orschell’s favorite view — sunsets from the combine next to a fresh-cut soybean field.

Most of our cow-calf pairs are still on pasture. However, the pasture is mostly burnt up, so we are feeding hay daily now.

The recent reconciliation bill outlined important and pivotal changes for producers for the 2026 crop year.

The United Soybean Board tightened its budget belt for the new fiscal year by prioritizing high-impact projects with better return on investment for farmers.

Increases in projected corn and soybean harvested acres were primarily offset by lower average U.S. yields on the supply and demand balance sheets released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

U.S. corn and soybean average yield forecasts were lowered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in its crop production report.

Cattle are now grazing on a field of cover crops at Riskedal Farms.

Many of us are still reeling from the recent tragic murder of Charlie Kirk. His legacy as a staunch defender of his Christian faith, as well as his defense of truth, has inspired thousands of people, young and old, around the world.

Students from a program that is near and dear to his heart were working at Ropp Jersey Cheese.

Across major corn-growing states, climate change is fueling conditions that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers.