Americans’ thirst for cheap milk – and grocers’ rush to provide it – are remaking the centuries-old dairy industry. When supermarket shoppers reach for white gallon jugs these days, most … Read More

With nearly seven months gone, an ambitious $36.5 billion target for Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods this year may not be quite out of reach, but it’s looking like … Read More

Farmland has become steadily more expensive, and the pool of farmers and their heirs who can afford to buy it is shrinking. Yet there’s a growing appetite for it among … Read More

Seafood vessels and processing plants have become hotspots for the virus in coastal states like Alaska where fishing is a critical industry – similar to the spate of outbreaks at … Read More

Corn prices in China are soaring, which could be good news for American farmers. As China’s formerly bloated stockpiles shrink, prices have climbed to a five-year high. (Wall Street Journal)

Soybean futures lower in overnight trading; ethanol production surges to highest level in four months; flood warnings, watches in effect for parts of several midwestern states. (Successful Farming)

Chinese buyers booked their single biggest purchase of U.S. corn ever, extending their flurry of large purchases of American agricultural goods even as tensions between Washington and Beijing rise. The … Read More

Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Specialty Growers Association, and University of Illinois Extension are hosting a call to discuss best practices for your Agritourism or Pick Your Own Operation to operate … Read More

The U.S. dairy industry wants the Farmers to Families Food Box Program to continue through the first quarter of the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1, industry officials told reporters … Read More

State Conservationist Ivan Dozier announced the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Illinois recently filled a key staff position at their State Office facility in Champaign. The new position, … Read More