Across the state the talk around the kitchen table is of late planting. We have a planting update, along with a look at the Prevented Planting program as the deadline rapidly approaches…
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…
In this week’s farm and rural news report we have progress on the fight to repeal California’s controversial Proposition 12, an update on global climate change and good…
In this week’s farm and rural news report, the key term is “increases.” Specifically, in farmland values, per-acre cash rentals, and fertilizer prices. All are currently on historic…
In this week’s peek between the rows we devote our entire column to news from the 2022 Illinois Pork Producers Association annual meeting, held Feb. 22 in Springfield. We have all…
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 Illinois Farm Bureau issued a call to action for farmers to respond to a new survey on fertilizer pricing and availability challenges. Also this week: A report on new funding priorities…
This week’s column is dedicated to agricultural news arising out of the unprovoked Russian invasion of democratic Ukraine. Our thoughts and prayers are with those innocent lives affected…
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