Flowers shouldn’t be the only thing growing this spring. May is a timely reminder to grow healthy minds and bodies. Senior Nutrition Educator Monica Nyman discusses the 13 essential nutrients dairy … Read More

Grundy County farmer Chris Harford wanted to provide a simple way for customers to access high quality, locally grown and beautiful specimen trees, and iTrees.com was born. Partnering with local nurseries, … Read More

“Color blindness is a true handicap, and we learn to adapt. We just see things in a different color than most,” the salesman wrote. FarmWeek’s Kay Shipman previously reported on … Read More

Farmers have a new tool to stay a step ahead of potential disease pressure in their fields. A collaboration between Evergreen FS and Ceres Imaging will expand the reach of a … Read More

With trapping season underway, State Pest Survey Coordinator Kelly Estes says black cutworm and true armyworm flights are picking up. During an update on the RFD Radio, she discussed pest … Read More

The May 21 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference will feature Illinois and Iowa experts discussing woodland management, invasive species identification, wildlife, soils and more. The field day provides a great networking … Read More

For the first time in over 50 years, the White House plans to host a conference on hunger, nutrition and health. The conference intends to “catalyze the public and private sectors … Read More

For farmers who have been waiting for a window of opportunity, the green flag is about to drop on planting season. “The market’s looking at the forecast. Basically from Nebraska to … Read More

You might be surprised to learn how long cover crops influence soil microbes. Emily Hansen, an Illinois State University graduate student in biological sciences, detected cover crops from the previous year … Read More

Fuel shortage challenges have gotten so bad in Ukraine that some farmers are bouncing from gas station to gas station just to fill up 5-gallon jugs with diesel. Gordie Siebring, an … Read More