“Cash rents can vary from one farm to the next by $50 per acre. There’s just that much variability out there,” Gary Schnitkey, Soybean Industry Chair in Agricultural Strategy at … Read More

Are you experiencing depredation problems caused by black vultures on your land? Illinois Farm Bureau can help. IFB will work with USDA Wildlife Services to issue federal sub-permits to livestock … Read More

“These grants are one part of USDA’s Meat and Poultry Supply Chain initiatives and will contribute to our efforts to transform our food system.” –USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack     … Read More

Illinois is one of four states granted an emergency waiver from federal fuel regulations following a fire at a BP oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana. What does the waiver mean … Read More

Propane supplies could tighten into fall and winter. That’s why Michael Newland of the Propane Education and Research Council encourages farmers to lock in prices now. “Farmers should have that … Read More

Below average is a good thing, at least when it comes to the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone. Low flow from the Mississippi River contributed to a smaller-than-average hypoxia zone … Read More

The Lake Decatur Watershed covers nearly 600,000 acres in seven counties, with about 87% of the watershed devoted to row crop production. Nutrient loss is a primary concern for the … Read More

The 800-pound butter cow was unveiled Wednesday, just ahead of the opening of the Illinois State Fair. Made of recycled butter, the sculpture by Iowan Sarah Pratt is in the … Read More

“As I look to 2023, I see more of the same challenges we experienced so far in 2022.” — Jeff Bunting, GROWMARK’s vice president of crop protection, about ag input … Read More

Farmers across Edwards, Richland and Wayne counties are surveying the damage left behind from heavy flooding. “In 50 years, I’ve never seen this,” said Wayne County Farmer Jacqueline O’Daniel. Farmers … Read More