EWING, Ill. — Like hot dogs and apple pie, sweet corn epitomizes summer in America.
BENTON, Ill. — “Hello, ladies,” Philip Brannan says as he welcomes a couple of repeat customers to his stall at the Benton Farmers Market. “Ho…
WRIGHT CITY, Mo. — On a warm, humid day in eastern Missouri, visitors milled about the Long Row Lavender farm, sitting in shaded areas, walkin…
AMES, Iowa — Kate Solko took a roundabout path to becoming a farmer, but her farm provides a direct way for some customers to be involved in farming.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Two local foods growers are thinking outside the box when it comes to their CSA boxes. They have teamed up with a fitness …
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Veronica Porter combines her compassion for veterans and her passion for growing and sharing healthy food in many things she does.
CENTRALIA, Mo. — On a warm, late spring day in Audrain County, Sonny and Mary Orth were at work on their farm, getting produce ready for their…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Dozens and dozens of boxes of strawberries line the front of Jordan Clasen’s stand as the Downtown Farmers Market opens, bu…
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Greg Nicholas laughs at the image he suspects most people have of a hemp farmer. He doesn’t wear tie-died shirts or headban…
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The Kansas Department of Agriculture is considering whether to amend language that previously required growers to throw out “hot” hemp with TH…
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As with real estate, location matters in growing hops.
NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State University Horticulture Center staff and students got creative with Christmas bobbles and greenery to raise the …
Because it is a “new” crop to Midwestern agriculture, best management practices (BMPs) and varietal performance of industrial hemp have yet to…
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BARNES CITY, Iowa — It’s not unusual to hear the familiar sound of corn popping when you stop by to see Bill and Ginger Grubb.
Farmers who want to grow hemp in Illinois must first plow through a pile of regulations. Proposed rules cover minimum acreage, transportation …
MORTON, Ill. — Some of the 100 farmers attending an informational day about growing hemp in Illinois believe it might be a plausible addition …
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Organic farming is a dirty business, and Francis Thicke wants to keep it that way.
MT. VERNON, Ill. — Peach growers are in wait-and-see mode following frigid temperatures that covered commercial orchards throughout the region.
AMES, Iowa — The results of a five-year study conducted by the Iowa Learning Farms, Iowa State University Extension and Practical Farmers of I…
Farmers looking to plant some cover crops this fall may encounter trouble getting seed.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Cover crops give farmers an opportunity to gain long-term equity in their fields, say Iowa state conservationists.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As a child, Maggie Taylor didn’t like pulling weeds in her mother’s garden. But during the seven years she worked as a libra…
KEENES, Ill. — This time of year, some employees at Frey Farms ride school buses to work.