While combined plantings of all corn, soybeans and wheat could reach 228 million acres, up 3% from last year, USDA predicts net farm income could decline $25.9 billion this year. … Read More

This year’s Women in Agriculture Conference will offer keynote speakers, exhibit hall, breakout sessions and more. Sponsored by the Farm Bureau Women in Agriculture Conference Committee, the conference will be … Read More

As Illinois Farm Bureau looks at its organizational member strategy, President Richard Guebert Jr. says he believes county leaders are excited about what the future brings and the conversations to … Read More

Youth groups interested in helping save the honey bee population have an opportunity with GROWMARK’s pollinator garden program. Just choose a location and the program provides seed and signage to … Read More

 RFD’s DeLoss Jahnke talks with Standard Grain’s Joe Vaclavik about the markets.   Read and listen

“Local government is where things get done.” That was the message from Illinois Farm Bureau’s Ryan Whitehouse during the recent Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference. Whitehouse and other staff discussed how … Read More

“One thing that’s improved year over year is transportation,” said Eric Wuthrich, the newly-elected Grain and Feed Association of Illinois president. The outlook continues to evolve for ag transportation as … Read More

5 with Mark Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mark Gebhards provides his takeaways of issues impacting agriculture in this interview with RFD’s Rita Frazer. Topics included: Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference highlights State … Read More

Nitrate losses can be reduced with different fertilizer practices, cover crops and longer crop rotations, according to Lowell Gentry, retired University of Illinois researcher. Gentry reported his research results to … Read More

As the deadline to apply nears, Doug Yoder, COUNTRY Financial crop agency manager, discusses changes to crop insurance programs in COUNTRY’s RFD Radio studio. LISTEN