Market data for week ending Oct. 30, 2026.

Foreign-held agricultural land grew to 47.2 million acres in 2024, driven mostly by Canadian and European timber and renewable energy interests rather than purchases of working cropland, reports Jim Henry.

Buyers are paying closer attention to productivity, location and long-term return potential when making land purchasing decisions.

About 70,000 people visited Indianapolis for the 99th National FFA Convention and Expo for a busy week of leadership development, service projects and other activities.

While the National FFA Convention and Expo is about learning to be successful leaders, students also have time to just be kids.

Farm women have many responsibilities in their job descriptions, including kinkeeping.

Tight margins, rising input costs, shifts in global trading and changing biofuels are all impacting U.S. corn growers.

Women Changing the Face of Agriculture, a program of Illinois Agri-Women, will host its first three-event series across the state in March.

Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom is helping teachers bring agriculture to life for students across the state through IAA Foundation grants, which support hands-on lessons, teacher resources and agricultural literacy programs in Illinois schools.