Insect pressure in Cliff Lane’s fields has been lower this year compared to previous years.

Rural America doesn’t ask for much — just a fair shot and a government that has their back.

U.S. soybean exports — including whole soybeans, soybean meal and soybean oil — are projected to grow by 5% in the 2026-2027 marketing year.

Members of the first-place winners of the 2026 Legacy Farm Family Award are involved with farming operations located in Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa.

Content-creating moms and their families from the Chicagoland area visited farms to learn directly from farmers about how they raise livestock and grow crops on their operations.

Overall agricultural conditions in the Corn Belt continue to be dampened by lower commodity prices, higher input costs and tighter credit.

A new study by the University of Illinois and the Illinois Soybean Association finds that Illinois farmers could see a revenue loss if the state banned glyphosate.

Today’s combination of elevated input costs and tighter commodity margins is changing the way farmers think about risk.

Chad Bell takes samples of his corn and soybeans plants each week throughout the growing season to get a better idea of the fertility that the plants are utilizing to produce grain.

Blue skies and sunshine marked the perfect weather for Southern Illinois University’s Ag Field Day where a drone and artificial intelligence, some of the latest technology to sweep the farming industry, were among the star performers.

My husband’s family farm was within a mile of some of the significant flooding but thankfully was spared due to being a little higher ground.

Gov. JB Pritzker’s career as a venture capitalist and philanthropist from Chicago seems far-removed from agriculture, yet they parallel one another, according to the two-term governor.

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

If your soybeans are turning yellow, you’re not alone.

A full commercial launch of a new nematode-resistant trait for soybeans remains on track for 2028, pending any unforeseen hurdles.

It has not been verified, but Dave Kestel’s blood may run red, white and blue.

A corn crib, which carries a bit of history itself, was given a fresh coat of paint when Mike Fogarty decided to add a special touch.

Brad Zimmerman wrapped up a busy season of applying fungicides and foliar feeding via drone and has entered the meeting season.

With the sustainable aviation fuel coming online, CoverCress looks like it’s going to be something that we need to at least take a look at as a valid additional crop that we could grow.

Soy buyers from several countries took advantage of the opportunity to see soybeans growing on an Illinois farm during a tour of Ryan Frieders’ farm.

A trio of new herbicide products to control tough weeds with anticipated launches in 2027 were highlighted at the recent BASF Showcase Plot Tour.

The heat and humidity this summer has been hard on feeding cattle and at least one somewhat-round cattle feeder.

With numerous cover crop species available, farmers have a lot of opportunities to add diversity to row-crop systems.

Spraying fungicide for the corn and soybean crops as well as the last nitrogen application have been completed for the 2026 growing season at Wessels Family Farm.

For our operation, we have been really fortunate with rainfall. We’ve had a lot of rain, but our drowned-out areas are minimal.

Lower projected corn and wheat stocks bumped up anticipated season-average prices while soybeans were unchanged in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates report.

The nation’s second-highest average soybean yield and the second-highest corn production for grain on record were projected in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s crop production report.

The U.S. Soybean Export Council has increased its emphasis on global market diversification as the competitive focus for U.S. soy exports.

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

Sometimes shared goals outside of agriculture can lead to opportunities that we could never have imagined.

When the audience at the Ag Policy Summit was asked to describe Indiana’s energy future in one word — the answers weren’t glowing.

Tolvera, a new herbicide to control broadleaf and grasses in winter wheat and other small grains, was used across over 1 million acres in its first year in the marketplace.

Every year is different in farming, but each year can also be a learning experience.

On-farm tile monitoring provides data to researchers that shows losses of nutrients is not simply an overapplication of fertilizer.

Farmers for Soil Health, the farmer-led initiative launched in 2022 to double cover crop acres on U.S. farmland by 2030, has reopened enrollment for 2026 with increased per-acre payments and a simplified one-year contract designed to remove barriers for growers.

It’s been 40 years since Congress last passed major agricultural labor reform. In that time, farming has changed, but our labor system has not kept up.

Corteva announced the launch of a new herbicide option with two modes of action to expand farmer options for 2027.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the National Soybean Germplasm Collection at the University of Illinois.

Root digs across five Midwest states were conducted in late July to evaluate the performance of a new mode of action to control corn rootworm.

Utilizing corn stalks for winter grazing is an option for cattlemen to impact their profitability.

More than 200 people attended the Ag Policy Summit, an annual policy-focused program presented by the Indiana Corn Growers Association and the Indiana Soybean Alliance Membership & Policy Committee.

At the Ag Policy Summit, two Indiana farmers discussed how the American Soybean Association and the United Soybean Board work together for U.S. farmers.

Between wrapping up a challenging wheat harvest and managing other farm tasks, From the Fields reporter Clay Geyer has had little time to slow down.

It has been an exceptional year and all-around extremely wetter-than-normal growing season. When it rains, we see inches — not tenths.

Organic corn earned substantially more than conventional corn over the past five years. So, why aren’t more farmers making the switch?

Illinois Soybean Association marketing efforts were highlighted during the recent Agronomy Farm Field Day, tying together the production of a high-quality product and its relationship with global demand.

Every farm lost takes with it generations of knowledge, community leadership and the heartbeat of local economies.

Additional financial support is critical to offset trade-related losses, rising input costs and the deep financial pressure facing U.S. row crop and specialty crop producers.

Hoosier farmers will be honored at the Indiana State Fair as part of the 2026 Featured Farmers program hosted by the fair and Corteva.

We went from drought to a month of flood in June to drought in July again. It’s getting dry — but, knock on wood, everything of mine and everything around here is looking good.