Jim Henry explains how effective planning and decision-making now can significantly impact your success in the 2026 growing season.

After investing many years into their Supervised Agricultural Experiences projects, two Illinois FFA members were named top in the nation as American Star winners.

After college, Marcus Maier got a full-time job, but he still had the notion of joining the Army in the back of his mind.

Two farms were honored with the inaugural Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing Stewardship Award, presented by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture and Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing.

Working with consumers who want to learn more about how their food is produced sparked Dan Sanderson to write a book about his regenerative farming practices.

With the warm, dry conditions, harvest is almost complete at Riskedal Farms, where some corn and sunflowers remain to be picked.

Harvest has gone fast and our yields are not phenomenal. That’s what I’ve heard from a lot of people, average to slightly below average yields.

Two Hoosier chefs were honored with titles at the 2025 World Food Championships, held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center in Indianapolis.

An expanded soybean portfolio, new herbicide formulation and a new trait on the near horizon are flowing through the pipeline fueling the future of agriculture.

Registration is anticipated for a new cereal seed treatment package with two modes of action.

Don’t let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November.

University of Illinois Extension is poised to have its first central facility in its 100-plus-year history by spring of 2027.

Soybean yields have been a record on almost every farm in our neck of the woods. Corn has been the same.

The 2025 corn and soybean growing season ended as it started — ideal conditions — along with the usual and unusual challenges sandwiched in between.

Draining excess water from farm fields in Illinois is vital to food and renewable fuel production. However, the lack of adequate farm drainage is a serious problem.

Global agriculture company Alltech broke ground on a new $4.6 million, 15,000-square-foot manufacturing facility that will produce biological fertilizers and crop inputs.

Seeing a fistulated cow at a young age triggered Delana Erbsen’s interest in research that has led her to develop FFA award-winning projects.

Matthias Hefty, a current Purdue University student and former DeKalb FFA Chapter member, is one of four finalists for the American Star in Agriscience award at the National FFA Convention.

As politicians continue to bicker and blame during the government shutdown, fields across the Midwest are a flurry of harvest activity.

This is a good place to grow soybeans — because it is a good place to breed soybeans.

The pumpkin in Tony Scott’s backyard weighs almost as much as a small car.

Thousands of small-scale farmers in Malawi are using a generative AI chatbot designed by the non-profit Opportunity International for farming advice.

Yield/Profit Challenge has eight years of on-farm trial data in the books to document which systems provide the best return-on-investment for crop production.

A company that offers an ocean-sourced limestone replacement is expanding into the Midwest for farmers.

For over two decades, the Beck’s Practical Farm Research program has provided data-driven information to help farmers make agronomic decisions on their own farms.

Farm income concerns along with state and federal issues continue to be a focus of Illinois Farm Bureau.

Pope Leo XIV took aim at skeptics who “ridicule those who speak of global warming,” as he strongly embraced Pope Francis’ environmental legacy and made it his own in some of his strongest and most extensive comments to date.

A coalition of state soybean associations has submitted a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins urging the administration to preserve the Agricultural Research Service facility in Urbana.

Seed corn harvest is complete and soybean harvest is almost finished at the Henert farm in north-central Illinois.

It rained here about two weeks ago and it varied anywhere from one-tenth to six-tenths of an inch.

Indiana’s Mississippi River Basin Soil Sampling Program is now accepting applications.

Christy Wright was named the next president and CEO of AgriNovus Indiana, a non-profit focused on growing Indiana’s agbioscience economy.

The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois announced a gift from Bayer’s Crop Science division to support the revitalization of the Morrow Plots, the oldest experimental agricultural fields in North America.

The Illinois Soybean Association announced the inaugural winners of the SpringBoard Seed Funding Challenge at the Illinois Innovation Network’s Sustainability Research Conference at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

Greg Thoren is using a virtual fencing system to graze cattle in various areas of his farm as part of his regenerative agriculture plan for his operation.

Agricultural students at Illinois Valley Community College will have the opportunity to study in the new Dr. Alfred E. Wisgoski Agricultural Education Center.

Jim Henry reviews the ways to get the most bang out of your nitrogen dollars.

Work at a new research farm dedicated to advancing the Illinois Soybean Association’s farmer-focused efforts was featured at a media event.

Struvite is a phosphorus fertilizer that dissolves in the presence of plant roots.

With a record wheat harvest this summer and a potential record corn crop harvest just ahead, 2025 has been a good production year for Will Swope.

McLean County corn yields are estimated to be above the five-year average for the second straight year.

The Illinois Soybean Association On-Farm Trial Network's sulfur research will continue in 2026.

It is no surprise that many Illinois farmers told the Illinois Soybean Association in its annual Soybean Production Concerns survey that they want more agronomic research to maximize wheat and double-crop soybean production.

The oak forest, meadows, wetlands and prairie at The Blue Farm offer opportunities for guests to learn how to forage for food, attend a class or participate in a group retreat.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency that helps landowners fix natural resource concerns on their land.

An investment in farm drainage tile can boost crop yields, reduce financial risk and ultimately increase the long-term profitability of your farm.

The Conservation Technology Information Center launched Conservation Connector — a free platform that links producers to conservation incentives and local assistance.

A move in Brazil to suspend a soybean moratorium has scientists and environmentalists warning that losing the agreement could undermine years of progress in cutting deforestation in the Amazon.

Jim Henry says big savings are possible with more efficient grain drying.

Dennis Bowman was recently named recipient of the 2025 Illinois Certified Crop Adviser Award in recognition of his exemplary service as a go-to resource for cutting-edge agricultural technology.