Mother Nature continues to be a battle with Hurricane Laura in the South and hot, dry weather in the Midwest. Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4, … Read More

Leadership officials from the Illinois Farm Bureau explain how the current growing season is going for farmers and how growers have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. (The Pantagraph)

Louisiana Farm Bureau brings us video from Cameron and Calcasieu parishes, where Hurricane Laura had quite an impact on the agriculture. (KATC)

Central Illinois farmers are getting a boost, and it’s because of China. (WCIA)  

Farmer sentiment improved markedly in August as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose to a reading of 144, 26 points higher than a month earlier. (Hoosier Ag Today)

Sarah Farley joined the University of Illinois Extension-Lake and McHenry County Aug. 17. She serves as the Local Food Systems and Small Farms Extension Educator. (Daily Herald)

Fall will look a little different this year, even for family favorite activities such as pumpkin picking and hayrides. (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

Like other fairs around the country, the Minnesota State Fair looks a little different this year. For starters, no one can get out of their car. (CNN)

The pandemic is upending food supply chains, crippling economies and eroding consumer purchasing power. Some projections show that by the end of the year, Covid-19 will cause more people to … Read More

Whether your kids are in the Future Farmers of America or 4-H, the skills they learn will follow them all throughout life and can be applied outside the farm. (U.S. … Read More