China has made some token purchases of soybeans, meat and other commodities, but most has reportedly gone into government reserves in that nation.
In recent months the White House and U.S. Department of Agriculture have stretched farm program authority with the use of funds from the Commo…
Farmers across the nation leaned more heavily upon the federal government last year to finance their agricultural operations amid low commodit…
Archer Daniels Midland Co. said it plans to reduce by 10% the amount of water used per ton of product it produces as part of ongoing sustainab…
The 1995 Farm Bill was the final straw that broke the camel’s back, and changed agricultural policy to be market oriented, and broke the trend…
U.S. farmers have bins full of soybeans, some of them going out of condition because they were stored at too high of moisture and there was no…
It was probably an inevitability, but the final decision was announced Tuesday that the traditional Illinois FFA convention would not be held.…
Corn prices have plummeted, thanks to COVID-19. No, corn plants are not susceptible to the coronavirus, but people are. And people are not tra…
South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds says US consumers could see a meat shortage in a matter of days as social distancing orders have shut down a lar…
The closing of schools and restaurants has created a major decrease in the demand for dairy items, but Illinois dairy farmers say that has not…
The meat supply chain, which was running at full capacity at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now taking a hit as the disease infects pl…
When the Federal Reserve governors and other members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meet next week, their challenge will be to de…
Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Kilgus Farmstead in Central Illinois produced 6,500 gallons of milk a week. The family-run farm in Living…
School dismissed early this year across the Corn Belt, thanks to the coronavirus.
Illinois farmers produced 2.3 million pounds of industrial hemp in the first year of legal cultivation in decades, state officials said.
For a short time last week, the main question in agriculture was whether farmers would really plant 96,990,000 acres of corn this spring.
For a short time last week, the main question in agriculture was whether farmers would really plant 96,990,000 acres of corn this spring.
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When Mike Weidner started showing his Milking Shorthorn Cattle at the Illinois State Fair in 1934, it was still one year before his curly-head…
John Deere Cylinder Works in Moline has temporarily halted production after an employee there has a confirmed case of COVID-19.
Despite projected increases in corn and soybean plantings this year after a disastrous 2019 planting season, farmers are gripped by uncertaint…
It started out to be a great week for the ethanol industry, then Pandora’s box opened and all of Hades was unleashed. Actually, some of the la…
Archer Daniels Midland is contributing about $1 million to organizations to combat coronavirus, the company said.Â
National Agriculture Day is a time to recognize the valuable role farmers play in our lives, providing the food and goods we need be live and prosper.
Central Illinois farmers say they don’t anticipate the coronavirus causing any issues with spring planting, but all agree that with the ever-c…
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