Canada faces possible countermeasures if it fails to comply with the findings of a dispute panel that faulted it for reserving most of the in-quota quantity in its dairy tariff-rate … Read More
Monday donned a new era for restaurants, bars, and other service sectors as Chicago and Cook County now require COVID-19 vaccination proof for indoor venues. (WGN)
Touting it as the next revolution in agriculture, John Deere this week unveiled an autonomous tractor, slated to go into production later this year in Iowa. (Des Moines Register)
In the past two years, six states have opted in to a little-used federal program that allows older adults to use their food benefits on select, low-cost restaurant meals. The … Read More
The purpose of cover crops is to restore soil, reduce erosion and to pull climate-warming carbon from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. More and more U.S. farmers are planting cover crops, … Read More
University of Illinois Extension’s 2022 Small Farms Winter 10-part webinar series starts on Jan. 20 with weekly workshops on emerging topics, such as agroforestry and regenerative agriculture, sessions on growing … Read More
Agriculture students and Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) members, spouses and children are eligible to apply for 84 college scholarships offered by the IAA Foundation, Illinois Farm Bureau’s charitable arm. The … Read More
Vietnam’s trade ministry asked China’s Guangxi authorities to take urgent measures to ease congestion at border crossings after China stepped up its border controls with neighbors to follow zero COVID-19 … Read More
At the close Tuesday, corn and soybean futures put in strong gains, driven by the South American weather market. Wheat also closed up sharply. (Successful Farming)
Retail fertilizer prices for the third week of December 2021 continued to move higher, albeit at a slower pace. (DTN)