While extending thoughts and prayers to families whose health has been affected by Covid-19, better known as the novel coronavirus, this week’s column is dominated by news of the…
This is Grain Bin Safety Week in the United States, and the new movie “Silo” takes safety awareness to a personal level for some Illinois families. We have information on an upcoming…
Facing pushback from a poor mid-term report card on their efforts to stem the tide of nitrogen-based fertilizers — also called nutrients — leaching from farm fields into waterways,…
As we begin the new year and the third decade of the 21st century, perhaps the most crucial hurdle facing agriculture remains soil, water and air conservation. With the past decade…
In this week’s R.F.D. News & Views, we have information about an upcoming soybean trade mission to Taiwan, a scheduled hemp growers’ summit with the Illinois Department…
Farmers: the USDA is “freaking out,” in the words of one crop agency manager, over the small number of U.S. farmers who have made their crop insurance decisions for 2020. Why the…
It’s official: the release of the 2019 USDA Illinois Crop Production Summary confirmed massive harvest losses for corn and soybeans, and we have the data. Did Illinois retain production…
This week’s farm and rural news report focuses on good news for farmers — advancement of the USMCA trade pact. Now it is up to the House and Senate to finalize the deal and move…
Hinsdale couple file $500 million ...A Hinsdale couple have filed a $500 million claim against a car ...
Renovations close RiverEdge for seasonAurora’s RiverEdge Park is known around northern Illinois as a gem when ...
Chicago police shoot two suspects ...Chicago police shot two suspects – one fatally – in separate incidents ...
Suspect charged in fatal Streamwood ...A suspect has been charged in connection with the stabbing deaths of ...
