A trio of nonnegotiables to achieve high-yielding soybeans were highlighted during the annual Central Illinois Becknology Day.

Modern planters are faster and more accurate than ever, but the economic returns for farmers remain up in the air. While raw yield remains similar, new equipment offers advantages in other areas.

A next generation of See & Spray technology was featured during the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association’s Midwest Ag Industries Exposition.

New features on John Deere equipment including hands-free baling are helping farmers improve the efficiency of their operations.

The price of diesel is hitting record highs just when many U.S. farmers need it to power combines, tractors and other equipment to harvest two of the nation’s largest commodities, soybeans and corn.

Farmers are increasingly finding situations where drones offer both economic and operational advantages over conventional application methods, says Jim Henry.

A combine fire slowed Jay Whalen’s harvest progress, but it could have gone a lot worse.

My niece, Eliza Gutierrez, is running the auger cart. My sister, Melissa Whalen Smith, is moving the header cart and drives one of the semis.

A $15 million investment in the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will expand the facility and provide opportunities for new bio-products using corn to scale to commercialization.