Illinois farmers are expected to plant more corn and fewer soybeans this year, part of national trends reflected in a recent ...

A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving corn, cereal rye, soybean and winter wheat found that the three-year system ...

David Turnis, of rural Bernard, Iowa, is like many young farmers: A leg up can make a world of difference as he grows his ...

April opening for fest featuring 1 million blooms in more than 30 varieties Whether one strolls, strides, rolls, dances or ...

Rainstorms that began Tuesday and, in some cases, lasted through Sunday have devastated communities across the Mid-South, who ...

When Steve Stierwalt studied agriculture at the University of Illinois in the 1970s, soil health wasn’t commonly taught or ...

Illinois helped get for subsidies to farmers for planting cover crops in the fall, yet despite its popularity with growers, ...

There are staples that regulars demand – the legendary Perkinsville Pork, the New York Strip that has ruined lesser steaks ...

But over his 40 years as a corn and soybean farmer in ... Six years ago, Illinois became the second state in the nation to ...

All grain farmers have something to occupy their time in the winter, but for Craig and Kenny Engeling, the “off-season” is even busier as they harvest horseradish. “I started farming (corn, soybeans ...