With the official start of summer upon us, it’s time for farmers to start talking about — what else — the weather? We have a lot of info on how dry it was, how dry it is and what…
With longer days and hotter nights, there’s nothing quite like a refreshing bowl of ice cream after a hard day of work. Many summertime favorites use the same quality milk products…
In this week’s peek between the rows we have news about planting progress, corn and soybean futures, the latest on WOTUS and a plea for more agricultural educators in the state of…
Farmers are breathing a sigh of relief now that planting has started in earnest throughout most of Illinois, with many taking to their fields last week. We also have a report on the…
Illinois’ top farm news stories include the wet spring continuing to force farmers to keep their planters in their sheds, and a look at the corn checkoff rate increase approved last…
The sea of dark purple on a map of Illinois counties told a concerning story. Most of the counties were dark purple, indicating a shortage of mental and behavioral health providers…
Illinois farmer Jeff O’Connor hosted President Joe Biden and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack at his farm last week, and we’ll tell you what was discussed. Also, in farm and rural news…
Anya Irons has been digging in the dirt since she was a girl. First, in a small garden plot at the Russian orphanage where she lived until she was 15. During a 10-day sponsored stay…
Illinois communities welcome back ...
Fireworks shows celebrating Independence Day are returning after being shelved for nearly ...
Judge rips Heather Mack ...
An angry federal judge took defense attorney Jeffrey Steinback publicly to task ...
Bailey wins GOP nomination ...
State Sen. Darren Bailey, who gained statewide notoriety challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ...
Cookout cost climbs, but ...
The grocery bill for a summer cookout will cost U.S. consumers 17 ...
