Lincoln Land Community College is conducting field research at its Springfield campus to test agricultural hemp production practices — the only college in Illinois doing such research. (Journal Courier

Thanks to a small group of SIU students, numerous buildings and programs were maintained despite the Carbondale campus — like most around the country — being virtually shut down this … Read More

Weather, trade wars and pandemics create stress and strain on the farm. Here’s what you can do about it, plus what our farm kids need right now. (Farm Progress)

Beyond the financial cost of the destruction in Napa Valley is the emotional price, as wine that’s been nurtured from vineyard to barrel flows down the drain. (New York Times) … Read More

Three more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in wild boars in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, Germany’s federal agriculture ministry said on its website on … Read More

Farmers in the Midwest know that ethanol is probably going to be around in some form right up until the day the last gas-powered car heads to the scrapyard. (In … Read More

Growing giant pumpkins is a world onto itself, with its own jargon, legends, rumors, superstars, even endorsement deals, a book of rules and a governing body. (Chicago Tribune)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced it will award $498,010 for a new wetland mitigation banking project in Illinois through the Wetland Mitigation Banking … Read More

If you want to head out and pick a pumpkin at a farm, you have a wide range of places to choose from. (Times of Northwest Indiana)

A widespread scarcity of gasoline is the latest blow to domestic food production in Venezuela, preventing goods from getting to market and farmers from filling up their tractors. (Wall Street … Read More