The director of the Illinois Farm Service Agency is reminding producers to get their acreage reports submitted. William Graff says July 15th is the deadline to file the report that

An ag economist says now is the time for farmers to evaluate the best leasing agreement for their operation. Michael Langemeier, director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, says each arrangement comes

New analysis by the National Corn Growers Association finds U.S. farmers are paying significantly more for inputs than their Brazilian counterparts. Economist Krista Swanson tells Brownfield the results bring to

Over the Fourth of July holiday, I found myself thinking less about the fireworks and parades and more about the people who came before us. Not so much the ones

May was a solid month for U.S. ethanol exports. The Renewable Fuels Association says ethanol exports of 189.7 million gallons were up 11% from April, reflecting the generally good global

Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms extend southwestward from the upper Great Lakes region. Until recently, parts of the upper Midwest had been trending dry; currently, most Corn Belt

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures along the northern Pacific Coast and near- or below-normal temperatures in

Recent high humidity and saturated soils have created optimal conditions for tar spot development. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Purdue University Extension’s corn agronomist Dan Quinn outlines why the disease is

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly lower ahead of direct business.  August live cattle closed $.67 lower at $238.42 and October live cattle closed $.62

A senior director with Central Life Sciences says the sluggish ag economy has most farmers exploring any means possible to protect the investment they’ve made into their crops. John Mays