Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) facilities will help eliminate what he calls a “time-tax” for Illinoisans. The program will include simplified online services such as renewing a driver’s license or … Read More

The University of Illinois Extension’s new Illinois Agricultural Mental Health Voucher Program aims to provide free mental health care for farmers and their families. The program, funded by a USDA … Read More

“Children are fully aware of what’s happening on the farm, and they are not immune to the stressors that exist,” said Josie Rudolphi, Illinois Extension specialist and assistant professor in … Read More

Growing up on her family’s vegetable farm in Eureka, Kira Santiago never anticipated a future in farming. While spending some time experiencing city life in Boston, Santiago reconnected with her … Read More

Matt Jungmann, national events manager for Farm Progress, talks about this year’s Farm Progress Show. 2023 marks the event’s 10th time in Decatur, Illinois. He discusses the site’s crop conditions, … Read More

Dave Mool, a FarmWeek CropWatcher from McLean County, received some crop-saving rains recently. “We look excellent now,” he said after receiving 3 inches of rain. He provides an update on … Read More

Guebert was in the nation’s captial for AFBF’s Council of Presidents and also met up with the IFB Leaders to Washington group. (Photo by Mark Gebhards)  

California’s Proposition 12 will likely lead to increased costs for farmers, higher pork prices for consumers and impact international trade and market access. Christina Weller, an attorney who practices agribusiness … Read More

From short corn to tight hay supplies, Illinois farmers met with members of Congress and shared how the drought is impacting their operations. They stressed the importance of maintaining crop … Read More

Jason Webster, lead commercial agronomist at Precision Planting and the Precision Technology Institute (PTI) Farm, discusses the current conditions of the 160 trials on the 400-acre farm. In this interview … Read More