An estimated 2,000 people from the across the country will head to the Windy City for the 2024 national Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) Convention. While waiting for the date to be announced, read highlights from this year’s convention.   Read more

Advancements in ag technology can be helpful on the farm, but researchers are making sure the technology is a benefit to workers from a safety standpoint, too. Salah Issa, Extension specialist and assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, discusses questions that need to be addressed with the new technology.   Read more

Lawmakers on the Illinois House and Senate energy committees analyzed carbon dioxide capture regulations and sequestration and utilization (CCS) projects in Illinois. Discussion was prompted by four proposed bills related CCS that would impact projects like the Heartland Greenway Pipeline System currently pending before state regulators. FarmWeek’s Timothy Eggert details the hearing and Illinois Farm Bureau’s views.   Read more

Commodity group leaders united around a few central messages related to the farm bill, encouraging policymakers to expand the ag safety net. “It is difficult to envision a scenario that would provide meaningful assistance without significant improvements to the current reference price and program elements of ARC and PLC,” said American Soybean Association President Daryl Cates during Wednesday’s House Ag hearing.   Read more

“The water is rising and if it keeps rising we could be in a really bad situation,” Matt Lillpop, manager of the Whiteside County Farm Bureau, told FarmWeek. Timothy Eggert reports on flood preparations and lock and dam closures.     Read more

A northern snowmelt already the Mississippi River at elevated, but will forecast local rains be a cause for more concern? Freese-Notis Weather Meteorologist Dan Hicks discussed the forecast and when the river is expected to crest.   Read more