County fairs across Illinois are receiving a much-needed boost this summer thanks to COUNTRY Financial. Tanna Suits, COUNTRY agent and member of the Champaign County Fair Board, says the company

Conditions in many southern Minnesota soybean fields are right for iron deficiency chlorosis. DEKALB/Asgrow technical agronomist Jacob Foley covers the southwest part of the state and says IDC has been

A dairy nutritionist with Zinpro Corporation says heat stress in the summer can drastically reduce farmer profitability. Jeff Tikofsky says annual losses are estimated at $1.5 billion per year. “That

A crop protection specialist says spray drones can play an important role on today’s farms. WinField United’s Tyler Steinkamp tells Brownfield, “Drones, especially as we continue to develop this technology,

Cash dairy prices were mostly up Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.0100 at $0.6750. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0150 to $1.4475. One sale was recorded at $1.45.  Cheese barrels were up $0.0100 to $1.4850. No sales were reported.  Butter was up $0.0125 to

The USDA’s reporting a solid week for corn and soybean export inspections. Both beans and corn during the week ending July 2nd were above a year ago and ahead of

The USDA and Small Business Administration have launched a new effort to help farmers push back against costly regulations. In a media release, the SBA says the memorandum of understanding