Too many officials in the Trump administration and several farm-state Capitol Hill leaders believe that just saying something is true makes it true.

The new officers of Indiana FFA will travel the state in a car that runs on E85 fuel and has tires made with soybean oil in the tire tread compound.

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

An all-in-one soybean fungicide and insecticide premix seed treatment is on track for commercial release this fall.

Heat stress is not something to ignore.

Around 160 people attended the 2026 Livestock Summit in Indianapolis, bringing together leaders and farmers from across the state.

While weather and markets continue to test farmers, southern Indiana farmer Deidra Roell said there are reasons to be hopeful as harvest approaches.

In this stage, I’m just watching the weather and praying for appropriate rain and heat balance without any severe heat and drought stress.

Chad Bell harvested his two fields of wheat and once the straw is baled he will be planting a cover crop on these acres.

Despite the fluctuation in available funding, farmers are still encouraged to utilize the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

United Soybean Board director Barry Alexander sees a bright future for soy-based products — and some of it is right under our feet, or tires.

From supporting rural communities to marketing products internationally, the Illinois Department of Agriculture provides a wide range of programs.

In the first half of the growing season, the crops in Brad Zimmerman’s locale faced dry conditions early on to heavy rains in June. He looks at these weather swings as an opportunity to “make lemonade out of lemons” with one of his field trials.

I’m working with this grower, Wendell Good, that I love working with here in central Illinois. His passion is wheat, whereas a lot of people don’t care to plant wheat or harvest wheat in the middle of July when it’s 100 degrees outside. He loves wheat. I do, too.

Local corn and soybean producers are invited to attend “Taking the Next Steps in Cover Crop Management,” an educational program focused on advancing cover crop management and decision making.

Old- and new-crop ending stocks for corn and soybeans fell below trade expectations in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s balance sheet estimates.

With the updated data from the latest quarterly grain stocks and acreage reports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture made some slight adjustments in the crop balance sheets.

We are hosting a cattle farm wagon tour here at River Oak — 15703 E. 1600th St., Macomb — on the morning of July 11, beginning at 8:30 a.m. You can register with University of Illinois Extension.

State and local officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of Incobrasa Industries’ new facility that doubles its annual soybean processing capacity.

Students from the Western Illinois University School of Agriculture earned multiple team and individual honors at the 2026 North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference.

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.

An expected large shift away from corn acres didn’t happen, based on a planted acres survey of farmers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“I” state farmers shifted to more soybean acres and less corn and winter wheat acres, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s planted acres survey.

Grain stocks are higher than a year ago heading into the last quarter of the 2025-2026 marketing year.

The latest projections highlight the challenges farmers continue to face as input costs remain elevated with historically low commodity prices.

Scientists have discovered an evolutionary innovation in soybean plants that might improve crop yields if fine-tuned through alternative approaches such as gene editing.

Understanding farmers' risk attitudes is critical to predicting their decisions about climate change adaptation.

Rain showers over the past several weeks have resulted in challenges to spray for weeds and sidedress anhydrous on Wessels Family Farm.

Corn and soybeans struggled for a week or two after planting during the flash drought, but a few passing showers have sent corn past "knee-high by Fourth of July" by leaps and bounds.

The wheat crop is maturing at a rapid rate. I’m hopeful we can skirt the threats of large hail and damaging winds from now until after harvest.

The National Corn Growers Association elected Bill Leigh as the organization’s next first vice president, putting him on track to become board president in 2027.

The Illinois Soybean Association is seeking candidates to fill an at-large director seat that recently became vacant.

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin visited Incobrasa Industries to meet with representatives from the Illinois Soybean Association, the company’s leadership and Illinois soybean farmers to discuss the importance of biofuels and issues impacting the industry.

Passersby to one of Jay Whalen’s soybean fields may take a second glance when they see him driving a roller over his crop.

Everything is looking really good. We’re very happy with the way things are looking and coming up.

It’s time to scout for early-season insect pests that can impact crops both above and below ground, says Jim Henry.

With a mandatory July 1 deadline for the trilateral joint review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement approaching, an economic study detailed the trade pact’s overall impact on U.S. agriculture.

For most of my life, I assumed everyone’s dad worked as hard as mine. It wasn’t until I got older that I realized what I witnessed growing up wasn’t something everyone experienced.

Agricultural conditions were unchanged or declined in most of the Federal Reserve Districts, while cost pressures intensified from fuel and fertilizer spikes.

Wheat stocks fell on lower production estimates, and corn and soybeans supplies were steady in the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates report.

As expected, for the second straight month only minimal changes were made in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand report.

Mitigating crop stress while keeping fields weed-free is a top priority as young soybean plants develop.

Corn and soybean stands look good on Cliff Lane’s farm, and he has not found any issues with emergence.

Pesticides are an important tool for farmers, protecting billions of dollars in damages each year from weeds, insects and other pests.

The winner of the Star in Agricultural Placement award will be announced during the Wednesday afternoon session of the Illinois FFA State Convention starting at 2 p.m.

The number of acres managed by Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers members increased substantially in 10 years.

While no one actually says an ag trade deal with China is in trouble, many find it troublesome that China is playing the cool customer.

It’s been a dry start to the season here until the past week. Planting has been very steady going with the dry weather down here.

With summer just around the corner, Agronomy Days will soon return to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

A demonstration farm dedicated to farmer-focused research designed to answer real-world questions is into its sophomore year.