Planting window coming?
Expect soil temperatures to creep higher as we enter April. This allows farmers to better consider when to hit the fields with the...
Corn acreage could drop
Farm Futures expects corn acreage planted in 2023 to drop a percent from last year to 87.7 million acres. If this number is realized, the...
4-H'er addresses food insecurity
BLOOMINGTON – Central Illinois high school senior Avani Rai has worked to address food insecurity across the state and was recognized for...
View from the Cab: Upward land move
By: Kent Casson Prices paid for Illinois farmland continue their upward move, a trend that applies to all classes of farmland across the...
Cash rents are climbing
Gary Schnitkey, Ph.D. University of Illinois, notes that cash rents are higher in Illinois. Schnitkey reports that average cash rent...
2nd annual water testing challenge
The Illinois Corn Growers Association and Illinois Soybean Association have teamed up again to offer the 2nd Annual FFA Water Testing...
AgMarket.net releases estimates
AgMarket.Net®, an agricultural brokerage and consulting firm, is announcing its acreage estimates ahead of USDA’s Prospective Plantings...
Mar. 21 proclaimed Ag Day
President Joe Biden has proclaimed March 21, 2023 National Ag Day. This year marks the seventh year that The White House has publicly...
Lobby Day in Springfield Wed.
The Illinois Soybean Growers (ISG) will be hosting a Lobby Day Event with the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association on Wednesday,...
View from the Cab: Ag tradition continues
By: Kent Casson Hats off to the McLean County Chamber of Commerce for keeping a local ag tradition alive. The Ag Awareness Breakfast is...
