House Bill 4412 could negatively impact farmland and farmland drainage. During the Illinois Agricultural Legislative Roundtable, Illinois Farm Bureau encouraged fellow agricultural organizations to seek resolution in the potential state legislation.   Read More

The good news? Nutrient management, conservation tillage and crop rotation are just a few ways soil is building resilience to the variable weather. Stacy Zuber, state soil health specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, discussed how farmers can prepare their soil for Mother Nature’s versatility.   Read More

Get the latest on herd management improvement and related research next month at the Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting in Christian County. A range of topics will be covered, including profitable forage and conservation grazing systems and recommendations for phosphorus and potassium testing in Illinois fields. READ MORE  

A lower-ending stocks number for corn in last week’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report surprised many. What played into the numbers? RFD Radio’s DeLoss Jahnke talks with Mark Hobrock of The Andersons, who said the harvested acre change from November to January was the largest ever. READ AND LISTEN

Precision Planting believes its newest product, Panorama, can deliver an unobstructed view of field data to farmers. The technology modernizes Precision Planting’s 20|20 and FieldView digital tools and will provide a bridge of the field data to any available platform in the industry. “The 20|20 monitor provides the most complete and clear agronomic picture of a farmer’s field, and farmers should be able to easily access that data in the platform of their choice,” said Precision Planting’s Justin McMenamy. Get the latest on the new technology.

Which Illinois orchards earned crowns for the best cider and hard cider in the state and nation? Cider producers brought their A-game to Springfield to compete for the top spots. Learn more about the champions.