After record floods in 2019, northern Illinois is now experiencing a severe drought, the likes of which have not been seen in more than 30 years. That means the soil … Read More

In the U.S. cattle industry, the supply chain is dominated by just four meatpacking conglomerates, and their profits are raising tensions. While diners at restaurants and shoppers in grocery stores … Read More

The Illinois Farm Bureau does not support a new farm inheritance tax set forth by the Biden Administration. According to IFB President Richard Guebert, some farmers could have to sell … Read More

More than half of Illinois farmland is rented, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Landlords arguably play a smaller role when they simply rent the land for … Read More

Soybeans dropped in overnight trading, weekly export inspections of corn lowered and some isolated storms are forecast for late this afternoon in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles. (Successful Farming)  

President Joe Biden expects to meet with lawmakers this week as a group of Democrats and Republicans try to forge an infrastructure plan that could get through Congress with bipartisan … Read More

U.S. farmers are poised to expand plantings of sorghum by nearly 20% this year, a far larger percentage than soy or corn acres, as the crop purchased mainly by China … Read More

A northeastern Illinois father-daughter team finds the fun in farming, every day. Dave Kestel and his daughter Frankie Kestel-Forsythe work long hours but know how to celebrate their time together. … Read More

Biofuel producers will split $700 million in aid funds for pandemic production losses, and livestock producers who have been left out of earlier aid also will see some assistance, as … Read More

The Senate Agriculture Committee is bringing in representatives of producers as well as experts on the meatpacking industry and cattle markets for a hearing on industry pricing practices. In the … Read More