Exceptional FFA members from across the state who have developed extensive Supervised Agricultural Experience projects will be highlighted during the 98th annual Illinois FFA State Convention, set for June 9-11.

Three district winners for the Star in Agriscience award will be honored on the stage of the Illinois FFA State Convention.

Illinois FFA state proficiency winners are selected based on members’ outstanding skills in recordkeeping, leadership and scholastic achievement.

Hosted by University of Illinois Extension Commercial Agriculture Educator Kathryn Seebruck, “Talking Crop” is a row crop production podcast, with episodes occurring every other week during the growing season between May and September.

With summer just around the corner, Agronomy Days will soon return to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

For more than a decade, the United States dramatically reduced its national smog levels, but since 2015 smoke from increasingly larger wildfires is reversing that clean-up trend and making the air dirtier and deadlier, a new study finds.

While small hail can damage crops, large hail of around 2 inches can cause major damage to vehicles, roofs, solar panels and other infrastructure.

Despite the fluctuation in available funding, farmers are still encouraged to utilize the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

A demonstration farm dedicated to farmer-focused research designed to answer real-world questions is into its sophomore year.