The National Agricultural Statistics Service has issued its current Illinois Crop Production Reports
Under a new state regulation anyone who works on a farm and handles anhydrous ammonia must complete Certified Grower Training by April of 2022.
It was a year ago when the White House and China announced they had an agreement to end the tariff war, and that China would buy $72 billion w…
The referendum proposes changing the terms for the members of the Program Operating Board from two three-year terms to three three-year terms.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps provide long-term protection of Illinois’ farmland, wetlands and grasslands through ACEP.
The USDA on Tuesday pulled the lanyard that fired a shot heard ‘round the (grain) world.
According to the University of Illinois’ Illinois State Water Survey, December was much warmer and drier than average across Illinois
This study will look at local and regional food systems and provide new data on how locally grown foods in the United States are marketed and sold.
Once or twice in their career, farmers have the chance to sell 'beans in the teens.'
The survey asks producers to provide in-depth information about their operating revenues, production costs, and household characteristics.
The online program will continue to feature leaders in the soil and water industry.
Joe Biden's pick to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has tense past with agribusiness.
Last Thursday the USDA released its December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), and most relegated it into the “disappoin…
“Obtaining the current count of cattle will serve as an important decision-making tool for the entire agricultural industry.”
The Neoga FFA Ag Sales team recently competed in the Section 20 Ag Sales competition, where they placed first overall.
WASHINGTON — Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has spent years, if not decades, telling his fellow Democrats they needed to do more to …
The Biden Administration has yet to nominate anyone for secretary of agriculture, although several names are floating to the top.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service has issued its current Illinois Crop Production Reports
The project's focus is to reduce soil erosion and improve water quality by improving forest health in Coles and surrounding counties.
Farmers will likely take more notice of who becomes the next EPA administrator than the next secretary of agriculture.
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The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural and forestland producers. To p…
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“With the government program payments, 2020 net cash farm income is the 8th highest in the last 50 years. Without the payments, it would have …
According to the University of Illinois’ Illinois State Water Survey, October was much cooler than average across Illinois.
A major marine shipping company at New Orleans indicated its tows and barges were getting hung up on shoals for a 400 mile stretch of the wate…