In recognition of Mental Health Month AFBF has launched a comprehensive, easy-to-use online directory of resources for farmers, ranchers, and their families who are experiencing stress and mental health challenges. … Read More

For Cook County Farm Bureau President Janet McCabe, nursing and farming connect more often than one might think. (The Pantagraph)  

Get ready to check out some of the amazing products Illinois has to offer at this year’s Illinois Products Farmers’ Market. The official opening for the season is from 4 … Read More

U.S. major corn and soybean-producing states race ahead of averages to get the crops in the ground. Emergence of crops is ahead of five-year averages, according to the USDA Crop … Read More

A professor at Northern Illinois University has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his research into severe weather forecasts. Victor Gensini, associate professor and deputy director … Read More

The downward spiral of family farms lost to large corporate agricultural operations may be turning around as family farming takes on a new twist. On what was once a 65-acre … Read More

Climate legislation recently introduced in the Illinois General Assembly aims to, in part, establish a minimum biodiesel standard of B20 for diesel fuel sold in the state. The Illinois Soybean … Read More

America’s biggest cash crop has rarely been more expensive. Corn prices have risen 50% in 2021 and a bushel costs more than twice what it did a year ago. (Wall … Read More

With her four daughters, Eleanor Basehoar leads an operation with 2,480 hogs. Together they grow corn and soybeans, raise a few cattle for a local meat market and are entertained … Read More

Tyson lifted its sales forecast as beef markets strengthen and the company increases prices to pass through higher expenses. Costs are on the rise after severe winter weather hit U.S. … Read More