Chad Leman, a third-generation Woodford County, Illinois, pork producer, appreciates the value of a good employee. Consequently, he often finds them.
The U.S. economy should do relatively well until about 2026, according to at least one expert.
The importance of soil ratings can be found in land value and crop production, so knowing exactly how the ratings are used and calculated is i…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Regan Joehl looks carefully at jars of jam in the Kathy’s Kitchen exhibit, trying to decide which ones he wants to sample …
Farmland values across the Midwest shot up in 2021, and it looks like they should keep going up, though perhaps not as fast, in 2022.
Higher feed costs have provided a challenge for livestock, dairy and poultry producers.
Farmers and people in rural areas are more comfortable talking about stress and mental health challenges with others, and stigma around seekin…
It isn’t always easy to transition to organic farming, and the challenges are not just the paperwork.
URBANA, Ill. — Cover crops are widely seen as one of the most promising conservation practices, improving soil health while also removing carb…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In the rolling cattle country of Osage County, Missouri, near an unincorporated community called Babbtown, Jason Schroed…
Farmland prices have risen dramatically. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, experts say.
Leasing land as a tenant means a little more uncertainty for farmers. Making decisions on how to manage the farm ground and setting up agreeme…
Grain farmers have no Super Bowl, World Series or Stanley Cup. But they do have yield contests.
Finishing a season with 100 bushel-per-acre soybeans may seem like a pie-in-the-sky goal, but it’s closer than many would think.
Lambing season is underway for some and down the road for others, but it’s always smart to be ready well before it begins.
Not only have machinery values been increasing over time, so has the size of farms. This study compares machinery values on Illinois grain far…
Winter has entrenched itself in the Midwest, but farmers can hardly hibernate during this time.
The U.S. notched a victory in a spat with Canada over dairy trade, with a panel finding that the nation’s allocation of American lower- tariff…
Since the height of negative economic impacts of the pandemic in 2020, broad economic indicators suggest the U.S. economy has recovered and sh…
Alfalfa provides many benefits to the corn crops that follow it, with the most notable being greater yield and reduced need for nitrogen appli…
Farmers understand “running to where the trouble is,” and new technology with promising results can help.Precision farming technologies, which…
URBANA, Ill. — Soil organic carbon is a cornerstone of soil health. It improves soil structure while enhancing water- and nutrient-holding cap…
Editor’s note: This is part of a series on ag equipment inventors past and present from the Midwest.
The soaring cost of crop inputs and availability issues have been on the minds of farmers and others in the ag industry. Fertilizer costs in p…
A $10 million project funded by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has been launched with the idea of improving diversifica…
There’s a reason the Midwestern part of the United States is known as the Corn Belt.
REDFIELD, Iowa — While any farm needs to make money, it’s clear the most valuable asset on Jerry and Ruth Carrico’s farm is its connection to family.