A next generation of See & Spray technology was featured during the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association’s Midwest Ag Industries Exposition.

Participating in leadership programs provides a variety of opportunities for farmers that include improving communication skills, learning new farming techniques and enhancing their business plans.

Agricultural conditions across the Federal Reserve districts in the Corn Belt continued to be described as subdued due volatile commodity prices and a surge in diesel prices.

A major expansion of the Illinois Crop Improvement Association laboratory facilities as part of its ongoing commitment to growth and service is complete.

The Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage will generate approximately $13.8 billion in gross payments to eligible agricultural producers for the 2025 crop year.

Ahead of the crop production estimates report, trade pundits expected a reduction in the U.S. corn yield average, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture thought differently.

Higher production estimates pushed up ending stocks in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates report.

Farmers, truckers and economists say a move to cut taxes on diesel will provide little relief from record-high fuel prices that have soared since the United States attacked Iran months ago.

Beijing and Washington released a tariff-reduction plan covering U.S. crops and dairy, but excluded top-export soybeans, reports Jim Henry.

Two Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate students received nearly $40,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support their research projects.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced an election will be held on Oct. 28 for two board members in Illinois Wheat Development Board Districts 3 and 6, as well as one statewide at-large board member.

U.S. farmers in 2026 harvested the smallest all wheat crop since 1970, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s small grains summary.

From the outside looking in, the corn looks good. However, yield monitors are telling a different story.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly stocks reports are known for their surprises — and the Sept. 30 estimates did not disappoint.

Old crop marketing year-end corn stocks are up 35% from a year ago, while soybeans and wheat stored in all positions are lower.

Along with preparing for soybean and corn harvest, work at Wessels Family Farm includes transitioning from selling summer crops at their farm stand to fall products.

Market development and a new farm bill continue to be among the top priorities for the Illinois Soybean Association.

For 25 years, World Dairy Expo’s Virtual Farm Tours have connected attendees with innovative dairy operations from across the globe.

The winners of the 18th annual Red Gold Stewardship Award were recently announced by Red Gold and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.

Most of the U.S. crop balance sheet estimates were within the range of expectations, but questions remain on global side of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates report.

With lower projected year-end stocks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture bumped up price expectations in its supply and demand estimates report.

Nothing sells better than bad news it seems. But consumers still want to buy the beef we have.

A Federal Reserve survey found agriculture conditions across the Corn Belt improved slightly, but generally remained strained.

The cost and commodity price squeeze continues as it nears time to plan for next year’s crop and correlating fertilizer strategy.

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.

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.

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.

What makes a state fair so unique is it provides multiple, wide-ranging experiences within the same day.

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.

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 Tyson beef processing plant closure at nearby Joslin was an unpleasant surprise. Now most local cattle sold will be discounted the freight cost to go to more distant plants — a consequence of low beef supply.

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

Many years we see things brown and drying up and grass getting short, but that is just not the case this year.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

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.

Seed Genetics Direct’s 2026 Wheat Yield Contest entries averaged 119.1 bushels per acre, with an average test weight of 58.1 pounds per acre.

Although Trinette Olin worked on writing a children’s book for many years, it took retirement for her to complete the project.

Alan Guebert experienced countless changes over his long career as an ag journalist, ranging from technology to news coverage.