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Evan Jodlowski, left, an employee of rural Stanford, Ill., farmer Brian Loeffler, right, helps Loeffler as they work on a seed tender April 10. Loeffler said wet weather will delay spring planting across much of central Illinois.
Lee Enterprises photo by David ProeberBLOOMINGTON, Ill. — As central Illinois farmers grow increasingly anxious to get their planters in the fields, experts say it is too early to get nervous.
Tom Davis, a driver with KFT Inc. in McLean, Ill., loads a tank truck with fertilizer at Evergreen FS in Danvers in anticipation that farmers will be preparing their fields for planting sometime in the next five to 10 days.
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URBANA, Ill. — A deep well of curiosity and persistence motivates researchers to push for more innovation in corn seeds.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The cost of hiring fieldwork in Missouri has risen an average of 9% since 2023, according to an update to University of Missou…
Editor’s note: The following was written by Krista Ehlert, associate professor and South Dakota State University Extension range specialist, f…
ROCK PORT, Mo. — Under a blue sky on a spring day, brothers Craig and Pat Moore were getting their planter ready to go to kick off the 2026 pl…
A warm and wet spring in many parts of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri has had an impact on pastures.
Evan Jodlowski, left, an employee of rural Stanford, Ill., farmer Brian Loeffler, right, helps Loeffler as they work on a seed tender April 10. Loeffler said wet weather will delay spring planting across much of central Illinois.
Tom Davis, a driver with KFT Inc. in McLean, Ill., loads a tank truck with fertilizer at Evergreen FS in Danvers in anticipation that farmers will be preparing their fields for planting sometime in the next five to 10 days.
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