Now seven months into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Ukraine farmers have grown and harvested crops while facing challenges they’ve never before experienced. And as the war continues, questions continue to be … Read More

American Farm Bureau Federation applauded a court ruling Wednesday that reinstates Modernized Endangered Species Act regulations. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a district court improperly vacated 2019 revisions. … Read More

U.S. House members are poised to investigate the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers on Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rulemaking authority. Fifteen Republican members have renewed calls to delay … Read More

To help boost decarbonization efforts, Illinois has joined with six states to create the Midwest Hydrogen Coalition. The coalition is a multi-state, multi-sector approach for leveraging each state’s unique assets … Read More

“When you look at this historically, I can’t remember a time when we were this tight with grain. And any little problem anywhere in the world could send us to … Read More

Connections between the grain industry and international buyers is important as ever with tight global crop stocks. The Illinois Department of Agriculture aims to help build such partnerships during its … Read More

With crops slow to dry down, Illinois is slightly behind pace for harvest. Just 2% of corn was in the bin as of Sept. 19, which was 5 points off … Read More

More than 636,700 people attended this year’s Illinois State Fair — setting a state record. The fair also brought in $6.4 million in estimated revenue. Looking ahead, the state will … Read More

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Colleen Callahan talks with RFD Radio’s Rita Frazer about state topics including: Fall means deer season, but don’t forget about the approaching trout season. … Read More

“A lot of these late-planted fields and timely rains really pushed that disease in some parts.” –Nathan Kleczewski, technical agronomist, GROWMARK     Farmers are urged to continue to scout … Read More