There is a growing concern about the economics of operating the farm right now. And input costs are playing a huge role in that angst.
Participating in leadership programs provides a variety of opportunities for farmers that include improving communication skills, learning new farming techniques and enhancing their business plans.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture is launching the eighth year of its Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program.
Agricultural conditions across the Federal Reserve districts in the Corn Belt continued to be described as subdued due volatile commodity prices and a surge in diesel prices.
Illinois Farm Bureau President Philip Nelson has spent the months since his election meeting with members across the state.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes to reallocate 100% of the renewable fuel volume requirements recently waived via 29 small refinery exemptions.
Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 7.32% in first pullback since late August.
As farmers face mounting economic headwinds and thin profit margins, Indiana Farm Bureau has officially laid out its legislative roadmap for the 2027 General Assembly session, zeroing in on rural investment, tax relief and food system resilience.
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