The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee is expected to unveil a comprehensive farm bill text today. On a call with reporters this morning, Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley thanked committee chair John

Farmers across Illinois are better managing their fields through the work of the Precision Conservation Management program. In this Managing for Profit, Heather Hampton Knodle, a Montgomery Country farmer, discusses

Farmers across Illinois are better managing their fields through the work of the Precision Conservation Management program. In this Managing for Profit, Heather Hampton Knodle, a Montgomery Country farmer, discusses

Farmers across Illinois are better managing their fields through the work of the Precision Conservation Management program. In this Managing for Profit, Heather Hampton Knodle, a Montgomery Country farmer, discusses

Farmers across Illinois are better managing their fields through the work of the Precision Conservation Management program. In this Managing for Profit, Heather Hampton Knodle, a Montgomery Country farmer, discusses

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across the northern Plains and much of the West, while hotter-than-normal conditions will cover

A northwestern Illinois farmer says his 2026 crops are off to a good start. Jon Rosenstiel, who raises corn, soybeans, alfalfa, and cattle in Stephenson County, tells Brownfield, “We were

Crop conditions declined over the past week in Minnesota. Corn dropped one percentage point in USDA’s latest weekly crop update to 79 percent good to excellent, while soybeans went from

A farmer in west-central Iowa says crops are doing okay. Brent Johnson grows corn and soybeans in Calhoun County. “As a broad stroke, things actually look pretty decent. Of course

U.S. egg production was up in May. The USDA says 9.212 billion eggs were produced last month, rising 5% on the year, thanks to a 4% jump in the number