Dana Merriman, Rock Falls High School’s agriculture teacher and FFA adviser, is building the school’s ag and FFA program from the ground up.

Eighty students from local FFA chapters were able to get their hands dirty and learn about land use at the Section 2 FFA Land Use Contest in northwestern Illinois.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order that eases limits on the use of tax-exempt diesel fuel, and Indiana and Illinois governors made similar moves.

Farmers, truckers and economists say a move to cut taxes on diesel will provide little relief from record-high fuel prices that have soared since the United States attacked Iran months ago.

When it comes to midsize two-row SUVs, the best choices in the segment cover all of the bases.

A group of environmental organizations sued the Trump administration over its recent relaxation of key vehicle fuel economy rules, a decision that the group says will make vehicles less efficient, contribute to more pollution and increase gas consumption.

Buyers shopping for new wheels will have a lot of exciting options to choose from in the next few months.

It was early in the biotech era when Dave Bubeck began his career in 1991 as a corn breeder for the historic Northrup King seed brand that became part of Novartis.

Over 100 years ago, Henry A. Wallace’s interest in science and agriculture led to experimenting with hybridization to develop a corn variety with higher yield.