The Illinois Soybean Association announced Karen Corrigan as the recipient of the 2026 Master Adviser Award.

Nick Seiter, University of Illinois Extension entomologist, said populations of both northern and western corn rootworms have developed resistance to all available Bt traits.

A common practice of adding an insecticide with a fungicide application at R3 is likely missing its mark with no return-on-investment, according to researchers.

Despite the dynamic nature of weed communities, the discovery of new species is uncommon and can spell trouble for growers, warns Jim Henry.

Using feedback from a farmer survey, the Illinois Soybean Association is investing checkoff funds toward research to address those concerns.

January is a natural time to reflect back, think forward and set the stage for a more resilient grazing season.

Corn and soybean farmers should be scouting for a new weed this upcoming growing season.

Working with a new administration during 2025 has been fast-paced and challenging for those dealing with regulatory and legislative policies.

Beck’s Hybrids published its 2025 Practical Farm Research findings, available for free online.

With season-average corn and soybeans prices in the new year projected to remain at current levels, agronomists recommend prioritizing nutrient management to improve the bottom line.

Starting clean and staying clean all season long can effectively control weeds and increase yield.

SuperLock adjuvant is a novel, single formulation combining a high surfactant crop oil concentrate with proprietary drift reduction technology.

With harvest complete and cover crops planted, work at Riskedal Farms is focusing on repairing machinery and deciding what changes they will make for the 2026 growing season.

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

The Midwestern Regional Climate Center, with support from the United Soybean Board, has launched the Ag Climate Dashboard — a centralized digital hub offering streamlined access to integrated climate and agricultural data and decision-support tools for producers, advisers and res

The Precision Conservation Management program is wrapping up its 10th year of providing free technical assistance to identify solutions for the environment and farmers’ bottom lines.

Clay Geyer celebrated the end of another successful year on his farm in northern Indiana.

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.

In the soft dirt of an indoor horseback riding ring, a group of farmers got ready to test drive a new piece of equipment: an electric tractor.

Kiah Twisselman Burchett describes her love for agriculture as a seed that was planted when she was very young, growing up on a cattle ranch in rural California.

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.

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

I would like to find some time for some more brush control projects, but I’m concerned that the dry weather may have rendered the target plants less receptive to absorb the chemical than would be ideal and I don’t want to waste the herbicides or the time to apply them.

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

The oak forest, meadows, wetlands and prairie at The Blue Farm offer opportunities for guests to learn how to forage for food, attend a class or participate in a group retreat.

Learning about regenerative farming practices triggered a love of farming for Jessica Davies.

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

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

Seed Genetics Direct’s 2025 Wheat Yield Contest entries averaged 110.5 bushels per acre, with an average test weight of 58.7 pounds per acre.

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?

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

A report that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised will improve the health of America’s children does not call on the government to make significant changes to its food or farming policies.

On the southern Illinois farm of my youth, August always meant heat, humidity and the best food of the year.

I’m hustling to keep up with the grass growth and mow under the fence to keep the volts up and my high school help went back to school.

Plant succession is a process where one plant community replaces another.

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.

How should a farmer prepare for an agronomy service call when there is a problem with the crop growing in the field?

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.

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

Drones can now detect subtle soybean canopy damage from dicamba at one ten-thousandth of the herbicide’s label rate — simulating vapor drift — eight days after application.

The first herbicide application in a field impacts the crops throughout the growing season.

The Indiana Soybean Alliance and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council pulled together experienced farmers to volunteer in a program called Farm Advisors. These farmers want to share with others what has — and hasn’t — worked on their farms.

Corn Grower Association presidents from 19 states along with the national organization’s leader expressed concerns about policy recommendations in the “Make Our Children Healthy Again” Strategy in a letter to President Donald Trump.

Understanding the environment of a field can help farmers choose the best soybean variety, as well as make management decisions.

The DEKALB and Asgrow seed brands are launching 43 new products for 2026 that provide exclusive genetics and advanced trait protection to help farmers maximize performance in their fields.

Drone technology offers a fast, reliable way to assess crop stands — one of the most important factors influencing yield potential, according to Pioneer District Sales Manager Jesse Moch.

Incorporating cover crops into their regenerative farming system has been a learning process for the Riskedal family this spring.

All of my crops look very good considering the lack of measurable rainfall.

Although Elaina and Garrett Fales have no farming background, they have developed a cut flower production farm that markets primarily to florists.