The docudrama ’30 Harvests’ follows the plight of farmer Jay Hill of Dell City, Texas, and farmer and soil scientist Meagan Kaiser of Bowling Green, Missouri. In this film, they … Read More

The Ag Department shocked traders and farmers June 30 when it pegged corn plantings this season at 91.7 million acres, more than 5 million acres above the average trade guess. … Read More

An alligator is living in a lagoon in one of Chicago’s busiest city parks — and officials are working early Wednesday to remove the creature, police said. The gator — … Read More

A smartphone app is offering rural residents and farmers a unique way to access mental health care and therapy. The app, SilverCloud, debuted in January 2017. SilverCloud connects adults in … Read More

U.S. and Chinese trade officials held a “constructive” phone conversation on Tuesday, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said, marking a new round of talks after the world’s two largest … Read More

Southern Illinois University (SIU) researchers recently updated farmers on nutrient management and water quality studies, highlighting impacts of excessive rain and flooding. SIU College of Agricultural Sciences sponsored the Field … Read More

The continued spread of African Swine Fever is having an impact on China’s soybean and soybean meal imports. The USDA’s Foreign Ag Service says soybean imports during the 2017/18 marketing … Read More

With a headline number of 224,000 new jobs, the June jobs report could not have hit the sweet spot any better. Had it come in over 250,000, market anticipation of … Read More

Top American and China negotiators are set to speak this week in an effort to revive stalled trade talks. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed at the G20 … Read More