Concerns expressed by agriculture groups when the preliminary Make Our Children Healthy Again draft was issued in May were quelled with the final strategy.

Jim Henry reveals how late-season diseases can significantly impact yield and profitability — and what farmers should do about it.

We’re hauling soybean screenings and splits for Consolidated Grain and Barge. They’re getting ready for fall harvest and making final preparations for that.

Illinois Soybean Association is recruiting farmers to host cover crop weed suppression trials starting this fall.

Dan Sanderson is the recipient of the 2025 Illinois Leopold Conservation Award.

An agriculture commodity brokerage and analysis firm found fewer corn and soybean bushels than the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicated in its August estimates.

As summer turns to fall, farmers are encouraged to evaluate some of the agronomic decision that were made this year.

Farmers can complete tillage operations autonomously with John Deere technology.

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

Tim Thompson was elected Illinois Corn Marketing Board chairman by his peers for the 2025-2026 term.

Jim Henry reminds farmers that an effective harvest order will help protect yield potential.

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

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.

September usually marks a turning point. Summer turns to fall, vacation turns to school and the green hope and promise of growing crops turns into the yellow and gold of harvest. This month feels different, though.

Why wouldn’t you want to farm the land in a way that builds soil biodiversity, delivers a return on investment and restores wildlife habitat?

I noticed southern rust has finally made its way into northern part of Indiana. That is just one more thing to keep us on our toes in 2026.

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

As corn yields continue to climb, residue management will become increasingly important.

Crop prices and trade policies remain among the top concerns across Corn Belt districts for the fourth straight Federal Reserve survey.

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

Farm drain tiles are vitally crucial to the success of Illinois crop production. These underground drainage systems help provide good soil-based crop growing conditions by removing excess water from the soil.

The Glass Barn at the Indiana State Fair saw record-breaking attendance this summer, according to the Indiana Soybean Alliance.

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.

The delegates of the U.S. Grains Council elected Mark Wilson of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board as chairman of its USGC Board of Directors at its 65th annual board of delegates meeting.

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.

Over the years we’ve explored the environmental and economic benefits of adjusting management practices to include conservation.

The market was anticipating a larger corn crop leading up to the crop production estimates, and that’s what the trade got — and then some — in both yield and acreage.

Shifts in planted acres and projected higher yields pushed corn and soybean ending stocks in opposite directions in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates report.

The nation’s corn growers are projected to produce record highs in average yield and total production, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first survey-based forecasts this growing season.

Jim Henry stresses the need for grain export sales.

There was some tar spot coming up in our corn, and we wanted to get on top of that before it moved up and gets too close to the ear.

The new Illinois Soybean Association chair is a firm believer in achieving goals through collaboration.

The Illinois Soybean Association and Illinois Corn are teaming up at the Farm Progress Show to highlight how innovation is creating new demand, expanding markets and ensuring a sustainable, profitable future for farmers.

This year’s U.S. corn exports show just how upside down the ag export picture is for farmers and ranchers.

A diverse cover crop mix helps build soil organic matter, increase soil water-holding capacity and infiltration, and improve nutrient use efficiency.

Ken Ropp made his first cheese delivery of the season to Tanners Orchard.

After undergoing a rigorous judging process, 20 farmers were identified as the Illinois Soybean Association’s third class of Illinois 20 Under 40 farmers.

Around 160 people attended the annual Indiana Ag Policy Summit, hosted by the Indiana Soybean Alliance’s Membership and Policy Committee and the Indiana Corn Growers Association.

University of Illinois alumnus Eric Hodel didn’t begin his career expecting to lead one of the nation’s largest faith-based food banks.

As global temperatures rise under climate change, scientists are trying to better understand the effects on managed and wild bees as they pollinate crops, gather nectar, make honey and reproduce.

In the case of biological crop inputs, there are many handling, storage and management considerations regarding on-farm implementation. Fortunately, farmers do have resources to help navigate the novelty of biologicals.

The Precision Technology Institute Farm kicked off its annual field days with visitors from near and far.

Wheat harvest is complete on Riskedal Family Farms and cover crops have been planted that will be grazed by cattle starting in September.

Beck’s has acquired Andrews Farm and Seed in Carthage, Missouri — the latest step in the company’s expansion efforts.

The Illinois Soybean Association elected new leadership during its annual public meeting in Champaign.

In the year ahead, the United Soybean Board will boost demand for U.S. soy, drive on-farm resilience and bring value to the nearly half a million U.S. soybean farmers.

The Illinois Soybean Association’s agronomy team is spending the dog days of summer scouting for problems in fields that have, could or will impact plants.

A new fungicide with three active ingredients for corn, soybean and wheat diseases is expected to be available in the 2026 growing season, pending regulatory approval.

Depending on the source, there are plant breeders who believe the theoretical maximum corn yield is 800 to 1,000 bushels per acre.

The agricultural economic outlook across the Corn Belt’s Federal Reserve Districts remain subdued.