According to the Environmental Protection Agency, a healthy compost pile should include a mix of “greens” — like pumpkin scraps and food waste — and “browns” like dry leaves, straw or cardboard, in ...

DEKALB, Ill. — With the harvest near the finish line, corn growers turn toward their nitrogen plans for the 2026 growing ...

Ideally, heifers should conceive their first calf at 15 months of age and calve by 24 months. Breeding early sets her and her ...

Global agriculture company Alltech broke ground on a new $4.6 million, 15,000-square-foot manufacturing facility that will ...

Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom is a go-to resource for teachers wanting to help students grow connections to ...

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. — Farm Foundation, in partnership with The Mosaic Company Foundation for Sustainable Food Systems and the ...

Soybean yields have been a record on almost every farm in our neck of the woods. Corn has been the same. We’ve seen some really great yields even on the variable soils that we have.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is accepting nominations for the 2026 Environmental Stewardship Awards.

Agricultural conditions across the Corn Belt are strained in part due to concerns about China’s elimination of soybean ...

Attendees will have the opportunity to explore the “Power of Engagement” even more on Jan. 12, with a special workshop, where ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Katie Nelson has been named the new executive director of public policy at Indiana Farm Bureau. In addition to ...

Matthias Hefty, a current Purdue University student and former DeKalb FFA Chapter member, is one of four finalists for the ...