In the latest story in the Cultivating Our Communities series, Craver shares her journey from pharmaceutical sales to farmers markets, the importance of women in agriculture and the special opportunity to farm alongside family.   Read more

Liz Harris, agriculture department chair for McLean County Unit School District 5, said students “fell in love with ag” and schools are seeking additional ag teachers to meet the growing need.     Read more

After his grandfather’s passing, Rich focused on continuing the family’s tradition of raising livestock. In this first installment of View from the Cab, the Crawford County Farm Bureau president shares how deep his ag roots run plus an update on tornado cleanup and planting progress.   Read more

Diverse specialty farms featured on southern Illinois tours From hydroponic tomato production and cover crops to local meat processing and direct market sales, learn about the diversity of specialty farmers during a southern Illinois twilight tour. Check out the schedule of four tours and learn how to preregister.   Read more  

Most farmers have sold most, if not all, of their soybeans, which is why there is a tight scenario. If the market has to ration the remaining beans, is there a good opportunity to re-own soybeans on paper? RFD’s DeLoss Jahnke and AgMarket.Net’s Jim McCormick discuss the market.   Read more

The American Farm Bureau Federation and six other top ag groups sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission calling for farmers and ranchers to be exempted from a proposed rule that would require climate-related disclosures for publicly-traded companies.   Read more