Only 8 percent of Illinois corn has matured, according to USDA’s Crop Progress Report released Monday. Jackson County farmer Eric Shields said there are a “few guys in the area … Read More

“How can farmers run their small business without high-speed internet service? We have internet in rural areas, but it’s not adequate to run today’s technology,” Illinois Department of Agriculture Director … Read More

The U.S. Grains Council has stepped up efforts to drum up demand for its ethanol exports across Asia, its officials said, after former top customer China imposed steep import tariffs … Read More

Senior government officials, including some in the White House, privately expressed concern that the Trump administration’s nearly $30 billion bailout for farmers needed stronger legal backing, according to multiple people … Read More

USDA recently updated the forecast for farm profitability in 2019 to $88 billion – the highest level since 2014. Despite the projection for higher farm income, many real-time indicators, such … Read More

U.S. congressional lawmakers return to work this week with a lengthy agenda of contentious issues and only 41 legislative days left in the year to complete it. Members of the … Read More

China’s soybean imports in August jumped 9.7% from the previous month to hit the highest level in nearly one-and-half-years, customs data showed on Sunday, as some shipments booked earlier cleared … Read More

The Environmental Protection Agency must take a close look at the effects on endangered species of its 2018 rule setting renewable fuel targets, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled … Read More

Illinois residents in rural areas are more likely to die in car crashes than their more urban counterparts, according to an analysis of federal data. The Reason Foundation analyzed the … Read More

Variability. That’s what summarizes precipitation levels across Illinois during the month of August. The state still had a presence on the U.S Drought Monitor, while some areas, particularly between I-72 … Read More