With hundreds of vendors and tens of thousands of visitors, including many from other countries, the Farm Progress Show is underway in Decatur. “We have some people here from South … Read More

If you are planning to grow hemp for fiber, flower, or seeds, crop insurance is now available, according to the USDA on Tuesday. Certain industrial hemp growers will be able … Read More

A data management research team, which includes University of Illinois researchers, is helping farmers leverage their existing precision technology to conduct on-farm trials and enhance their management. The Data Intensive … Read More

U.S. farmers, currently caught in the middle of an ongoing trade dispute between the Trump Administration and China, are also facing one of the most erratic years of weather variations, … Read More

The 2017 Census of Agriculture confirms and contradicts some perceptions in Illinois. The percentage of livestock vs. crop sales has not changed in the five-year period from 2012 to 2017. … Read More

In off-the-cuff remarks to reporters at the Group of Seven summit in France on Monday, Trump claimed that Chinese officials called “our top trade people” and said, “Let’s get back … Read More

The Farm Progress Show is set for Aug. 27-29 at the site adjacent to Richland Community College. The annual event, rotating every other year between Decatur and Boone, Iowa, is … Read More

In 48-hour span, starting Friday, President Trump roiled global markets by tweeting his intention to again raise tariffs on China and ordering U.S. companies out of the country, then appeared … Read More

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Friday announced that the USDA Office of the Chief Economist has published a detailed accounting of how estimated damage from trade disruptions was calculated … Read More

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday the leaders of the world’s major industrialized nations were close to an agreement on how to help fight the Amazon forest fires and … Read More