If you never make it home tonight, are your affairs in order?” asked Ron Hanson, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln Harlan Agribusiness Professor Emeritus. During Wednesday’s Farm Legacy Seminar in Champaign … Read More

Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert Jr. testified during Wednesday’s U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means committee hearing. In his testimony, Guebert explained the importance of trade to Illinois … Read More

Despite a massive selloff on Wall Street over coronavirus fears, local business owners and advocates for key Illinois industries aren’t sweating — yet. Stocks have taken a tumble, with the … Read More

The USDA recently released its projections for agriculture in 2020 and AFBF Economist John Newton breaks down the numbers. (Farm Bureau)

A pair of Midwest farmers testifying before Congress about the U.S.-China trade agreement on Wednesday had different takes on the trade dispute: One saw optimism on the horizon, while the … Read More

Central Illinois counties led Illinois in corn and soybean production last year as every region and nearly all counties saw decreases in both crops, according to USDA estimates. All nine … Read More

U.S. renewable fuel prices rose 25% on Wednesday, traders said, after a Bloomberg report stated that the Trump administration has decided to pare exemptions for oil refineries from the nation’s … Read More

– The head of the Illinois Farm Bureau on Wednesday told the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee the China trade agreement is good for the country. That’s in spite … Read More

The county crop yield estimates released by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service offer one last telling glimpse of the extreme challenges and a few pleasant surprises that defined the 2019 … Read More

The Illinois Department of Public Health is working with local, state, and federal health partners to take all preventative steps available to limit the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). … Read More