Jeannine Otto

A massive community effort came together in north-central Illinois as local farmers mobilized to help neighbor Michael Mead harvest his crops.

Dana Merriman, Rock Falls High School’s agriculture teacher and FFA adviser, is building the school’s ag and FFA program from the ground up.

Eighty students from local FFA chapters were able to get their hands dirty and learn about land use at the Section 2 FFA Land Use Contest in northwestern Illinois.

For Brad Shippert, driving his monster truck Against the Grain is not as smooth a ride as many might think.

FFA members from across Section 2 strutted their stuff at the Section 2 FFA Fair at the Lee County 4-H Fairgrounds in Amboy.

Natalie Pratt, the 2025-2026 Illinois FFA state president, closed the book on her year serving in that post with an emotional farewell address.

With U.S. and Illinois pork producers being some of the first to be impacted directly by news coming out of Washington, D.C., Jennifer Tirey is ready to arm producers and allied industry with timely information.

Avery Isringhausen knows firsthand how the connections made at the WIU Ag Mech Club Farm Expo can be helpful.

While the 2018 farm bill might be on its second extension, the subsidy for one crop insurance product will increase without the benefit of new legislation, benefiting farmers.

Jaime Castaneda, executive vice president of policy development and strategy for the National Milk Producers Federation, looks at the issue of immigration reform through the eyes of an immigrant.

U.S. dairy has found its “whey” into China with a dairy byproduct that continues to grow in popularity. Whey is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in making cheese.

Two central Illinois agriculture teachers already had plenty on their plates as they watched and listened to the news.

One of the biggest challenges growers face early in the planting season is controlling tough weeds. As soon as planting occurs, weeds begin to compete with the crop for sunlight, nutrients and moisture.

When it comes to what might happen to U.S. ag policy in the second Trump administration, the president of the Illinois Farm Bureau is urging fellow farmers to be patient.

Membership was on the minds of many as delegates gathered in Chicago for the annual meeting and to vote on and set the organization's policy priorities for the coming year.