Stories about wheat
Wet and hot conditions in northern Illinois are impacting crop growth, as well as providing an opportunity for increased disease pressure this year.
American Farmland Trust and ADM are launching the next season of a program that supports Illinois farmers and the environment.
An unexpected reduction in old crop corn stocks thanks to increased demand surprised the market when the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.
Updated data from the recent planted acreage and grain stocks reports were plugged into the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new crop supply and demand balance sheets.
Illinois and Indiana statewide average winter wheat yield estimates were each bumped up by a bushel from last month in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s crop production report.
Berkeley Boehne and his brother, Vaughn, raise corn, soybeans and wheat on their DeKalb County farm, where they also feed pigs and operate a custom manure application business.
In another hit to U.S. farmers already dealing with low grain prices, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service grain stocks report held no good news.
Corn and the farmers who grow it weren’t having a good day. Two U.S. Department of Agriculture reports both brought negative news for corn supplies and corn prices.
Clay Geyer, former From the Fields columnist, is back this year to share updates from his farm in northern Indiana.
The Stars Over Illinois announcement of the top four FFA members in the state was just one of numerous highlights of the 96th Illinois FFA State Convention held in the state’s capital city.
Only small changes were made in the primary crop balance sheets released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Projected winter wheat production was lowered in Illinois and Indiana’s was increased compared to last month in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s crop production report.
In the southwest toe of Indiana, 25 miles north of the Ohio River and 12 miles east of the Wabash, the Seib family farm continues its legacy.
My last article had just been sent off when I got word that my good friend, Jamie Willrett, had left suddenly to be with the Lord. This tragic news shook me and the rest of the cattle industry as we all lost a trusted friend and leader.
The extensive KWS Cereals wheat breeding program was featured during its open house.
The company that’s bringing a new rye cover crop to market this year has a long history of developing top genetics through its research and breeding programs.
Eric Miller grows more than corn, full-season and double-crop soybeans and wheat on his Piatt County farm.
We are having flashbacks to 2019 in our immediate area. We have a weather station out here and we had about 6.25 inches of rain in April.
Exceptional projects of FFA members from across the state will be highlighted during the 96th annual Illinois FFA State Convention, set for June 11-13.
The Illinois winter wheat crop may not top the 2023 record average state yield — but it won’t be far from that, as the recent Illinois Wheat Association yield tour showed.
We in agriculture have a long tradition of marketing our bounty by more pleasant, if not less-than-truthful, names in hopes that less-informed eaters buy the sizzle rather than the fact.
Agricultural reports across Federal Reserve Districts in the Corn Belt were mixed, as drought conditions eased in some districts, but farm finances and incomes remained a concern.
For the second year in a row, Indiana landowners set a record number of conservation practices to maintain soil health, according to the Indiana Conservation Partnership.
Slightly bullish corn numbers and somewhat bearish soybean data were featured in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates report.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture provided a first look at the new crop balance sheets in its domestic and global supply and demand estimates report.
The first objective yield and farmer survey of the winter wheat growing season projects U.S. production of 1.28 billion bushels, up 2% from 2023.
The farm-to-port export chain from Illinois to Oregon and beyond was the focus of a recent tour for 12 South Koreans hosted by Kansas State University’s International Grains Program.
Illinois Wheat Association is inviting farmers and researchers to tour wheat fields and take estimate yields of the winter wheat crop during its annual Wheat Plot Tour on May 21.
While overall economic activity expanded slightly since late February, ag sector concerns remain due to income prospects and weather.
Food companies are using technology to improve sustainability at every step of the supply chain.
The Soil and Water Outcomes Fund and John Deere announced a new collaboration, bringing an integrated digital experience to farmers participating in SWOF’s leading agricultural ecosystem services program.
Steve Hirsch has been involved with volunteer fire departments his entire life.
The race to keep up with grass growth is about to start here. The sheep and cattle are now content with the rye and volunteer wheat, saving on the hay supply.
With updated quarterly grain stocks data in place, wheat and soybean ending stocks were moved upward and corn stocks slid downward in the agricultural supply and demand estimates report.
U.S. soybean ending stocks and if there will be a convergence of conflicting Brazilian soybean production estimates were among the questions ahead of the agricultural supply and demand estimates report.
The pastures have greened up nicely and the cows still receiving silage head out as soon as they have hoovered their daily allotment.
Each year, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri and its collaborators put together a baseline projection for the U.S. and world ag sectors for the major grains, oilseeds, biofuels, livestock and dairy commodities.
Three farmers with decades of experience utilizing soil conservation practices on their farms detailed their efforts in a “Toolshed Talk.”
In the months leading up to the prospective plantings report, expectations were a reduction in corn acres, but the reduction well surpassed the trade estimates.
U.S. producers intend to plant more soybean and less corn acres in 2024. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the survey-based prospective plantings report.
Year-over-year quarterly grain stocks were up across the board midway through the marketing year, according the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
This is my favorite time of the year. It is the time when new life is created.
Piotr Korycki picks up a handful of wheat and watches as the yellow grains run through his fingers. With a new harvest on the horizon, he feels pressure to sell what he has to prevent it from going bad.
Fifteen Indiana farm families will share their stories at the Indiana State Fair this summer, showcasing the diversity of agriculture in Indiana.
The function of soil is to support crop life, human life and livestock.
A survey of farmers across the Corn Belt indicated an expected corn-to-soybeans acreage shift may not be to the extent the trade and the U.S. Department of Agriculture expected.
The Rahn family operates a centennial farm in northern Illinois that includes row crops, hay production, cattle feeding and a cow-calf herd.
Overall economic activity increased slightly since early January, with eight of the 12 Federal Reserve districts reporting slight to modest growth while ag conditions dipped, according to the latest Beige Book.
It looks so far like spring has arrived early this year. Even if we get a last blast of winter, spring has a pretty good head start — so much so that I missed my best opportunity to frost seed some clover.
Thirteen enterprising graduate students researching soybean topics at universities across Illinois exhibited their innovative projects during the Illinois Soybean Association’s recent Soybean Summit.