Animal welfare should be driven by science, not by a patchwork of state-by-state legislation.

Growers recovering from devastating wildfires urgently need support to rebuild.

Higher fuel costs are compounding already tight farmer budgets.

The market fundamentals that raised beef prices have not gone away — tight cattle supplies and strong consumer demand continue to support higher consumer beef prices, says Jim Henry.

Policy positions for Indiana Farm Bureau in 2027 will include stances on income taxes and data center development, as decided by 236 farmer and agribusiness delegates from across the state.

State agriculture leaders gathered in Maine for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s 2026 annual meeting to discuss key industry challenges and opportunities.

Illinois corn farmers and agricultural professionals have an opportunity to take their leadership and advocacy skills to the nation’s capitol through the GrassRoots Orientation to Washington, D.C. program.

Low-interest physical loss loans for producers are available for those impacted by any of the 12 natural disasters earlier this year in the Midwest.

There’s a reason the U.S. House passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act — and for those of us who live and work in rural America, that reason hits pretty close to home.

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

It’s been one year since milk was named the official beverage of high school athletics in Indiana.

Market development and a new farm bill continue to be among the top priorities for the Illinois Soybean Association.

Farmers are feeling better about their financial future, but that optimism has not translated into stronger plans for machinery and building investments.

The farm bill is one of the most significant pieces of legislation affecting food and agriculture.

Years of declining numbers have created a supply challenge that short-term solutions cannot reverse.

The price of diesel is hitting record highs just when many U.S. farmers need it to power combines, tractors and other equipment to harvest two of the nation’s largest commodities, soybeans and corn.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance on Section 45Z of the Clean Fuels Production Tax Credit, clarifying the tool and how it supports biofuel production.

Long-awaited actions by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Department of Energy to clarify the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credits in support of domestic biofuel production were welcomed by commodity groups.

Corey Lacey was named executive director of the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council.

If rebuilding the U.S. cow herd is a national objective, sustaining the people and businesses that maintain it must be part of that objective.

Farm Bureau has long said that clean water and common sense go hand in hand.

Illinois Farm Bureau President Philip Nelson has spent the months since his election meeting with members across the state.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released updated farm income numbers this week, and the outlook is still bleak, says Jim Henry.

The farm economy has changed significantly in the eight years since the last farm bill was written, reports Jim Henry.

The president’s plan to facilitate record imports of beef will have a significant impact on farmers and ranchers who are rebuilding their herds devastated by drought, reports Jim Henry.

Israeli ag-biotech company IBI Ag is establishing its North American headquarters in Indiana, marking the first deal under the new $60 million Iron Nation-Indiana initiative.

As agriculture faces rising costs, tighter margins and increasing competition from non-farm uses, land-use decisions made today will shape whether the next generation of farmers and ranchers can enter, expand and keep working the land needed to support the U.S. farm economy.

The winners of the 18th annual Red Gold Stewardship Award were recently announced by Red Gold and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.

Long-term profitability will depend less on producing a good crop and more on earning a profitable price for it, predicts Jim Henry.

Nothing sells better than bad news it seems. But consumers still want to buy the beef we have.

A Federal Reserve survey found agriculture conditions across the Corn Belt improved slightly, but generally remained strained.

The general reaction to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s small refinery exemptions was both concern about the number granted, while also endorsing a plan to reallocate renewable fuel volumes.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted 29 small refinery exemptions from 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard blending requirements and included a proposed plan to restore the lost renewable fuel volume in the near future.

The cost and commodity price squeeze continues as it nears time to plan for next year’s crop and correlating fertilizer strategy.

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board elected a new slate of officers who will help lead the organization’s efforts to invest Illinois corn checkoff dollars in programs that grow demand, create new markets and strengthen understanding of Illinois corn farmers and the industry.

Wind and solar farms, data centers and battery storage sites have been in the headlines, and farm managers were surveyed to find the extent of the growth.

Higher values strengthen farm balance sheets and provide landowners with additional equity and collateral, but they also raise the cost of buying, renting and expanding an operation.

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Two Indiana staples — corn and racing — are crossing paths in 2027.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans to purchase products, including pork, for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.

Rural America doesn’t ask for much — just a fair shot and a government that has their back.

Colleen Callahan’s moxie started to develop long before she became the first woman agribusiness director at WMBD Radio and Television and later the first woman to lead the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

An incredible 135 farm families received the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana State Fair.

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced the winners of the 2026 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest at the Indiana State Fair.

Attempts to lower grocery costs should not come at the expense of the ranchers working to strengthen America’s food supply.

The largest packers are reconfiguring their business models to emphasize a greater reliance on imports and deemphasize their historical reliance on domestic slaughter.

Canada has pledged to roll out “dollar-for-dollar” countertariffs on scores of U.S. goods in response to President Donald Trump’s latest import taxes, which have plunged the North American neighbors deeper into a bitter trade war.

Farmer leaders of the Illinois Corn Growers Association recently advocated for their peers on Capitol Hill.

A new study by the University of Illinois and the Illinois Soybean Association finds that Illinois farmers could see a revenue loss if the state banned glyphosate.

We’re witnessing a radical restructuring where the downstream beef industry intersects with the upstream cattle industry.