Manure management could be the key in decreasing the development of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.
LAURA, Ill. — When Eleanor Basehoar was a little girl, instead of watching cartoons, she was out helping her dad on the farm as he worked with…
The running nurses in the opening scenes of the TV show M*A*S*H in the late 1970s sparked a young girl’s interest in nursing.
Mention the name Choctaw Chief 373 to Bob Hough, and there is a sense of reverence in his reply.
With the pandemic as the leading health challenge affecting everyone for the foreseeable future, I’m sharing some experiences on vaccination.
Change is always around the corner, whether that’s for better or worse. Farmers know that intimately, particularly when it comes to crop diseases.
Double-crop wheat may be creeping northward in Illinois and the rest of the Midwest.
The idea of a carbon market is alive and well in Congress, but the timeline and direction are still up in the air, according to leaders of the…
During a week when President Joe Biden made major proposals to Congress and lawmakers discussed massive spending plans, the message from some …
The United Soybean Board has cleared the road for a new soybean use. One of the latest soybean checkoff dollar investments is a new soy-based …
The Growing Climate Solutions Act, initially drafted in 2020, was reintroduced to the Senate on April 20, 2021. The bill cleared the Senate Ag…
Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism of assertions from small oil refineries that they should be allowed to extend lapsed waivers from m…
Beyond making sure a sprayer is mechanically sound and fit for spring, you need to make sure it’s calibrated to accurately apply pesticides an…
HAMILTON, Mo. — Seventy years ago this spring, in 1951, Harold Henry and a few other workers hand dug a grave for J.C. Penney’s enormous Eilee…
As the nation pulls out of the COVID-19 morass, the Illinois beef industry is regrouping and producers are expressing optimism.
GRIDLEY, Ill. — On a sunny Friday afternoon in April, about 350 people got their boots on to walk among the cattle at Alan and Theresa Miller’…
Like most sectors of agriculture, COVID-19 took a bite out of the cattle industry. But nearly 14 months after the start of the pandemic, Dan L…
Shawn Shouse says if there was ever a winter that validated the expense of a feedlot windbreak, it was the last one.
For the past 25 years, many farmers have relied on the chemical glyphosate for weed control to have a successful crop harvest.
LEXINGTON, Ill. — The financial and environmental benefits of growing cover crops were the meat and potatoes of Illinois State University’s Co…
Palmer amaranth has become an annual pest in fields across the Midwest and has been quickly spreading north in recent years. The impact of the…
A successful dairy business naturally focuses on the health of dairy cows. However, it also relies on the well-being of the people who take ca…
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack wants to talk about climate and biofuels and farm support programs. But sometimes he has to take a m…
When putting together a financial portfolio, diversification is a word that is often used for risk management. By not “putting all eggs in one…
The potential for dry weather across the state raises concerns about the impact of dry soils on preemergence herbicides.
As more Americans receive their COVID-19 vaccination and some local restrictions begin to ease, the food service industry is starting the proc…
Pasture and forage stands have really started to green-up. Here are some fertilizer and weed management considerations and recommendations to …