Getting milkweed back in the Midwest landscape is crucial to seeing a summer staple, the monarch butterfly. (Lincoln Journal Star)  

Even though harvest is still a month away, many farmers are already planning for the growing season. (WCIA)  

Illinois voters will decide whether the state will move to a progressive income tax model from a flat tax this November, and the advertising blitz is underway. (The Center Square)

Chicago corn futures rose 1.5% on Tuesday, hitting their highest in more than six weeks, buoyed by expectations of higher Chinese demand for U.S. farm products following talks between the … Read More

Illinois voters will decide whether the state will move to a progressive income tax model from a flat tax this November, and the advertising blitz is underway. (The Center Square)

Chicago corn futures rose 1.5% on Tuesday, hitting their highest in more than six weeks, buoyed by expectations of higher Chinese demand for U.S. farm products following talks between the … Read More

American and Chinese officials on Monday discussed the status of the trade deal both nations signed in January, a pact that continues to open up some commerce between the world’s … Read More

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Photovoltaic panels are a boon for clean energy but are tricky to recycle. As the oldest ones expire, get ready for a solar e-waste glut. (Wired

The potential loss of his life’s work has kept Vince Bernard up at night, worried about whether he would be able to save his citrus farm. (Reuters)