Dicamba drift puts natural areas at risk, environmental groups warn
After drift from the herbicide dicamba harmed millions of acres of soybeans in 2017, environmental groups are worried that it could damage sensitive ecological areas.
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Farm & Ag
Farm report. What’s covered in the newly required dicamba training?
Dozens of pesticide applicators gathered on Feb. 7 at a hotel conference room in Champaign for an hour-long training now required to use three products that contain formulations of the weed killer dicamba.
Read moreU.S. now accepting pork imports from all of Mexico
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed that Mexico is free from a disease known as classical swine fever, which means all states in Mexico can now export pork products to the U.S.
Read moreWestern Wisconsin had most farm bankruptcies in the US
Federal court data show that a Wisconsin district had the highest amount of farm bankruptcies in the country last year.
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Pesticide buffer zones crop up in other states but none in Midwest
Hundreds of rural schools in Midwest states nestle against fields of corn and soybeans that are routinely sprayed with pesticides that could drift onto school grounds.
Read moreFarmers face tough decisions as yields increase but prices drop
Farmers across the United States, including those in Illinois, are having to face the reality of higher crop yields but lower prices on those crops.
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Ag report. Northern corn leaf blight genes identified in new study
Midwestern corn growers know the symptoms of northern corn leaf blight all too well: greenish-gray lesions on the leaves that can add up to major yield losses if not detected and treated early.
Read moreU of I ends auction of farming rights on university-owned land
In hopes of better tenant relations, the University of Illinois will no longer put the rights to farm part of its thousands of acres of farmland up for auction every few years.
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Wisconsin dairy farms on the decline
Numbers from the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection show the state lost 500 dairy farms last year, Wisconsin Public Radio reported.
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Illinois growers embracing artificial intelligence as the future of farming
Illinois growers embracing artificial intelligence as the future of farming Growers in Illinois are looking for new ways to expand
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Pesticide makers primed Illinois officials ahead of dicamba damage, emails show
By Johnathan Hettinger Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting By the time Illinois farmers started filing formal complaints of herbicide damage to
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22nd Annual Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference coming in February
ROCKFORD — Area fruit and vegetable growers can hear about seasonal crop and pest updates this February at the 22nd
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Illinois corn harvest off the pace late into season
Corn production in Illinois is slightly behind pace this year, with 95 percent of the crop harvested statewide as of
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Illinois DNR to landowners: Do homework before selling trees
By Benjamin Yount Illinois News Network Illinois’ Department of Natural Resources doesn’t want anyone to get ripped off. The state
Read moreLa Nina has ripple effect on Illinois commodity markets
La Nina is forming in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, and the unpredictable ocean-atmosphere phenomenon is causing similar uncertain in commodity
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