A share of $3 million in grants is available for 17 counties. Funds can support education programs, care services, job training and more. Find out if your county is eligible.     Read more

with RFD Radio’s Rita Frazer, Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mark Gebhards recaps the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session, state budget, federal debt ceiling and its impact on the farm bill, WOTUS and more.   Listen here

Wheat is now trading cheaper than corn after peaking in May 2022. AgMarket’s Tyler Schau details how that limits corn’s potential.     Read more

Rendleman Orchards of Union County is part of the 1% of American businesses that persist for five generations. Operators Wayne and Michelle Sirles detail the farm’s history and their plans for the sesquicentennial celebration.     Read more

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the specialty growing and marketing of Curtis Orchard & Pumpkin Patch in Champaign. A June 8 Summer Horticulture Field Day includes a tour of the multi-generational farm and agritainment operation with an update from specialists in beekeeping for pollination and honey, plant pathology, entomology and weed and pest management.   Read more

Riley Nebel of Lake County was the recipient of the Elbert and Mary Elsbury scholarship from the IAA Foundation. Learn more about the agronomy management major and his career ambitions in an interview with RFD’s Jim Taylor. Listen here