About 400 young ladies connected with professional women to learn about numerous agricultural careers during the Women Changing the Face of Agriculture event.

Greg and Janis Thoren are the recipients of the 2026 Illinois Leopold Conservation Award.

Chad Bell is working on a variety of projects during the transition time from winter and getting ready for the spring planting season.

The 2026 Indiana General Assembly wrapped up its work, which included some wins for agriculture, according to leaders at Indiana Farm Bureau.

The Illinois Pork Producers Association honored a family that has contributed to the long-term success of the industry through leadership and pork promotion at the local and state levels.

A fifth-generation hog farmer was seated as Illinois Pork Producers Association president during its annual meeting at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

The countdown to planting begins with April’s arrival, and farmers could start soon if conditions are favorable.

Tennessee farmer Todd Littleton expects to pay $100,000 more for fertilizer this season, a 40% spike from his bill last year thanks to the war in Iran — and he is scrambling to cover that extra cost.

Warm and dry this early is both a bad combination and a bad omen.

Agricultural economic conditions are mostly flat since mid-January across the Corn Belt’s Federal Reserve Districts, according to a survey.

Research and development investment is important at BASF to continue adding products to the company’s innovation pipeline.

Consolidations from the farm gate through the entire supply chain, combined with inconsistent federal policies, have pushed agriculture toward a pivotal moment in the nation’s history.

At a time when margins are already tight and input costs are at a record high, global conflicts that disrupt fertilizer supplies or raise fuel prices could increase production costs for U.S. farmers, reports Jim Henry.

American agriculture depends on a stable and affordable supply of fertilizer to remain productive and competitive.

In managing costs during the current economic environment, John Miller believes it really goes back to basics.

The “red buffalo” played a critical role in maintaining prairie ecosystems for many millennia and the practice continues.

When we drone seeded clover on the wheat last February it had just a little green, but I was hoping it would soon look better and it does.

My next project in the mill is making a tweed-type yarn from a Shetland fleece. I found a nice cream-colored fleece and a light tan fleece. Both fleeces should spin to nice yarn.

Corn diseases can produce mycotoxins that impact the corn silage in dairy cattle rations.

Military action in the Middle East has disrupted critical shipments of fertilizer and oil as farmers head toward planting.

We must ensure strong market opportunities here at home to keep family farms in business.

Farmers can optimize their fungicide return on investment using a new Fungicide Timing Tool from Pioneer.

Installing the necessary drainage tile on your farm often requires a tile main to direct water through an underground drain tile system and then through a neighbor’s property to reach a drainage ditch.

With two potential supply and demand movers slated for the end of the month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s March 10 balance sheets were unchanged as expected.

Other than a nickel increase in the projected average wheat price and tweaks in the global supplies, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s crop balance sheets were mostly unchanged in the March estimates.

Crude oil prices, like it or not, often shape the world’s economies and geo-politics.

Delegates to National Farmers Union’s 124th Anniversary Convention cast their ballots to unanimously reelect Rob Larew and Jeff Kippley as the organization’s president and vice president, respectively.

Ultimately, federal taxpayer-funded payments are not a match for the tough reality of lost demand or damaged markets.

The September-seeded rye really greened up with the rain and temperatures, so some grazing may be taking place soon.

A little moisture is all it takes to get folks thinking spring has arrived.

U.S. farmers continue to face market uncertainty and rising input costs which are being worsened by phosphate duties incurred through antidumping and countervailing investigations.

The 2026-2027 board of directors were announced at the U.S. Soybean Export Council annual meeting.

After two decades of steady grain storage capacity growth that matched production increases, on-farm and off-farm expansion has become stagnant.

Wyffels Hybrids is expanding its footprint in western Indiana for the 2027 growing season, marking a milestone for the family-owned seed corn company as it celebrates 80 years in business.

The farm bill moved through the House Agriculture Committee with a 34-17 bipartisan vote, encouraging ag organizations that have been worried about the bill’s uncertain future.

Thirteen Illinois Farm Bureau members traveled to Mexico to strengthen agricultural ties and gather insight on trade ahead of the upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Initial results of the Illinois Soybean Association On-Farm Trial Network’s first sulfur trials on 17 locations across the state were revealed at the recent Field Advisor Forum.

Illinois Farm Bureau will host five Nutrient Stewardship Field Days this spring for farmers and industry partners to collaborate and discuss ongoing research and innovative approaches to nutrient stewardship.

Raising livestock is an important way for Chad Bell to diversify his farming operation in western Illinois.

After harvesting 8-bushel soybeans and corn just as bad, Wayne Mollett made a decision that changed his life.

Results of the third annual Illinois Ag Retail Survey found conservation practices are gradually increasing across the Prairie State.

Southern corn rust is generally considered a “tropical disease,” but there were unusually widespread reports of the fungus across Indiana and Illinois in 2025.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is up for a joint review July 1 — a critical moment that will determine whether the free trade agreement continues or terminates.

An acreage swing toward more soybeans and less corn in the upcoming growing season is forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The 2026 class of Brevant seeds is hitting ag retail shelves now as anticipation for planting builds.

Corn bred with genes from wild relatives can reshape soil microbial communities and reduce nitrogen loss — with no yield reduction, according to new research from the University of Illinois.

Weed resistance is a problem for many corn and soybean farmers that is likely to continue.

Hoosier net farm income is projected to decline sharply in 2026 after rebounding in 2025, according to the latest Indiana Farm Outlook Report from Purdue University and the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center.

Major changes have been made to crop insurance that will reduce the cost and provide more coverage for farmers.

House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson must not be a superstitious man. If he were, he would not have introduced the biggest bill of his congressional career, the “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026,” on Friday the 13th.