Tom Doran

Tours of the Peoria Next Innovation Center kicked off the premier Soybean Innovation Center SpringBoard Challenge.

Tours of the Peoria Next Innovation Center kicked off the premier Soybean Innovation Center SpringBoard Challenge.

Planting season went smoothly for Craig Swartz and his father, Gary, and was wrapped up in record fashion.

Illinois wheat producers approved a measure to bring a wheat check-off program to the State of Illinois.

The longest standing cover crop tile-drained research site in Illinois is finding solutions to reach the nutrient loss reduction strategy goals.

A 2% year-over-year increase in winter wheat production is projected for 2025, according to the first farm operator survey of the growing season.

Most of the crops are planted in the northern two-thirds of Illinois, but multiple bouts of heavy rains in the southern part of the state have slowed many farmers to a standstill.

The recently implemented U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new Final Insecticide Strategy drew support from various agriculture groups for its “commonsense” approach and efforts to work with stakeholders.

The Precision Conservation Program is in its 10th year of helping farmers adopt in-field practices that impact environmental goals without risking their bottom line.

A research team is in its second year looking at how conservation practices can affect crop productivity and profitability.

It was a mixed bag of victories and losses for locally produced food and conservationist efforts when the Illinois General Assembly passed its $55.2 billion fiscal year 2026 budget.

Corn Belt agricultural conditions ranged from weak to slightly favorable in the latest Federal Reserve’s Beige Book.

Budget reconciliation legislation that includes farm safety net enhancements, higher reference prices and biofuel tax credits was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump.

A pair of crop reports fell primarily in line with trade expectations as the market turned its focus toward weather in the last quarter of the marketing year.

Conservation World at the Illinois State Fair will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the state’s Department of Natural Resources with a variety of special displays and activities Aug. 7-17.

Farm Rescue and FFA will be the beneficiaries as part of a larger auction during the Farm Progress Show.

Greg Peterson is in his fourth decade as “Machinery Pete” — and, no, he hasn’t seen it all.

Numerous organizations sharing common goals aimed at protecting soil health and water quality joined in a “Cultivate Connections” luncheon during Ag Day at the Illinois State Fair.

Work at a new research farm dedicated to advancing the Illinois Soybean Association’s farmer-focused efforts was featured at a media event.

Legislation establishing continuing education credits for pesticide license renewals was recently signed into law.