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Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the condition of both U.S. crops was better than expected. Wheat dropped as global … Read More

From grocery stores and online delivery to farms and restaurants, how and where we get our food may never look the same. The focus of our conversation is the behavioral … Read More

Tonight at 10 p.m. EDT on PBS’s Frontline “COVID’s Hidden Toll” numerous farm workers speak out about their experiences of having to choose between their health and their jobs – … Read More

Only a tiny fraction of American farmers have been able to access coronavirus relief through the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loan. The American Farm Bureau Federation is asking Congress to … Read More

Illinois agriculture may be “flattening the curve” on dicamba complaints in 2020. As of last week, the Illinois Department of Agriculture has fielded just 79 dicamba misuse complaints for the … Read More

The Agriculture Department has approved $6.2 billion in stimulus checks to farmers and ranchers stung by supply chain disruptions. More than 10 percent of the funds have gone to producers … Read More

Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Specialty Growers Association, and University of Illinois Extension have produced an Agritourism Guides for U-Pick and agritourism businesses during COVID-19. These are recommendations and are subject … Read More

Burger King’s reduced methane meat—available in select locations—only reduces methane emissions by 3%, say scientists, though the company stands by its original claim that it reduces emission by 33%. (Forbes

 Across the country, the pandemic has forced 4-H members to upend plans for projects and showings. They’re doing it by going virtual and adapting to a new reality. (Herald & … Read More