Grain futures were mixed on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sep. was up 5 cents at $7.2975 a bushel; Sep. corn was off … Read More

Climate shocks in Brazil and shipping bottlenecks have pushed the price of coffee beans sharply higher. Starbucks says it won’t be affected for more than a year, but small cafes … Read More

Severe drought in the northwestern U.S. Corn Belt and meager crop conditions have led to lower expectations for the U.S. corn and soybean harvests, but the trade has recently had … Read More

The ever-popular butter cow at the Illinois State Fair is set to be unveiled on Wednesday. Governor Pritzker will be joined by Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, Illinois Agriculture Director Jerry … Read More

Jeff Kirwan, a soybean and corn farmer located south of the Quad-Cities in Mercer County, was playing golf in central Illinois at an event for the Illinois Farm Bureau when … Read More

Sixteen-year-old Jill Uken understands when even horticulture experts question her uncommon specialty crop in Champaign County. Then the Mahomet-Seymour High School junior points to her 500 thriving sweet potato plants … Read More

On Wednesday, the CME Group’s farm markets move mostly higher, awaiting tomorrow’s data dump. At midsession, the Sept. corn futures are 6 3/4¢ higher at $5.56. Sept. soybean futures are … Read More

The Senate voted to approve a roughly $1 trillion bill to revamp the nation’s infrastructure on Tuesday, delivering a bipartisan breakthrough on legislation. The bill, which now heads to the … Read More

When members of the public visit Clearview Farm’s 25-acre sunflower field this summer, they’ll be able to walk through the rendering of the barn carved out in the field. It’s … Read More

On Wednesday, the CME Group’s farm markets run higher, as investors eye dry weather forecasts. (Successful Farming)