Illinois corn harvested reached 26% and soybeans harvested reached 21%.

Indiana corn harvested reached 13% and soybeans harvested reached 14%.

Diesel fuel prices are $2.628 higher than a year ago and $2.838 higher than two years ago. Regular gasoline prices are $1.347 higher than a year ago and $1.286 higher than two years ago.

Learn about fiber arts, the wool spinning process, local natural dyes and their place in history.

Years of declining numbers have created a supply challenge that short-term solutions cannot reverse.

If rebuilding the U.S. cow herd is a national objective, sustaining the people and businesses that maintain it must be part of that objective.

For most livestock producers, extending the grazing season for their animals, or otherwise filling gaps in pasture forage availability to reduce stored feed needs, should be a high-priority objective.

Illinois corn harvested reached 16% and soybeans harvested reached 13%.

Indiana corn harvested reached 7% and soybeans harvested reached 8%.