Illinois corn silking reached 86%, soybeans blooming reached 81% and winter wheat harvested reached 98%.

Indiana corn silking reached 74%, soybeans blooming reached 73% and winter wheat harvested reached 98%.

Natural areas in Indiana feature some great native plants, but also destructive invasive plants like garlic mustard, autumn olive, Japanese stiltgrass, and burning bush.

Illinois corn silking reached 69%, soybeans blooming reached 66% and winter wheat harvested reached 95%.

Indiana corn silking reached 53%, soybeans blooming reached 55% and winter wheat harvested reached 95%.

The third-highest weekly increase in U.S. Energy Information Administration history, the national average diesel price spiked 33.8 cents to $5.134 per gallon.

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Continued low prices, government subsidy programs and high input costs will continue to weigh on farmer profitability and their ability to maintain current cash rents. These factors will all be important to consider when 2027 rents are negotiated in the fall of 2026.

From the moment the team was elected, everything changed in the everyday lives of the six new Illinois FFA major state officers.