Riley Nebel of Lake County was the recipient of the Elbert and Mary Elsbury scholarship from the IAA Foundation. Learn more about the agronomy management major and his career ambitions … Read More
It’s been three straight days of higher corn prices. How much higher can they go in the short-term? Darin Newsom, an analyst from Omaha, discusses corn’s recent rally in this … Read More
USDA’s Risk Management Agency opened a request for information on a set of potential changes to prevented planting crop insurance coverage. A virtual listening session is scheduled for June 8 … Read More
The American Farm Bureau Federation signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with AGCO and Kubota, providing farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm equipment. AFBF now has four … Read More
When Ruth Fleck Hambleton thinks of her mother, she remembers her “milking cows and sitting at the dining table doing the books” for the family’s Will County farm. She saw … Read More
That was a takeaway from the annual Southern Illinois Wheat Tour, according to Illinois Wheat Association President Mark Krausz. USDA projects Illinois farmers will harvest 790,000 acres this season — … Read More
FarmWeek CropWatcher Brent Clair from Adams County has been done planting since April 19. “For corn that’s incredible, for beans it’s unprecedented.” He provides a full crop update, including the … Read More
The current corn export forecast to all destinations is down 696 million bushels compared to 2021-22. Swings in export demand add quite a bit of volatility to the mix, as … Read More
The Illinois General Assembly did not meet its self-imposed May 19 adjournment date. Kevin Semlow, Illinois Farm Bureau director of state legislation, discusses the May 31 deadline when any bill … Read More
Joe Curless, owner/operator of Curless Flying Service in Astoria, integrates an aeral-applied cover cropping system into his operation. FarmWeek’s Daniel Grant learned how Curless uses cover crops for weed and … Read More
