Central Illinois Farm Network

Data from the 2022 Census of Agriculture is expected to be released on Feb. 13. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service concluded...

Enrollment is currently open for the various ag programs in the 2024 crop year, including Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agriculture Risk...

As the end of the year is around the corner, it’s time for our annual look back at some of the top agriculture stories on The Central...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an online application for Direct Loan customers. More than 26,000 customers who...

American Farmland Trust recently completed a Section 604B Clean Water Act grant to prepare a nine-element watershed-based plan for the...

By Kent Casson I credit those past Christmases of jumping out of bed at 3:30 a.m. with my ability to rise and shine so early these days...

As part of "Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois" campaign, one of the final ground pork donations of 2023 was made to the...

A record-breaking removal of invasive fish from the Illinois River has been completed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources....

Preliminary totals have been released for the Illinois firearm deer hunting season. Over 76,000 deer were harvested by hunters in the...

By Kent Casson Farmers can prepare for a successful 2024 growing season by attending one of the upcoming Better Beans events around the...