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 ...

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

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

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

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

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.

The Swartz family had about 450 acres of corn left to be harvested Oct. 14 after wrapping up the soybean harvest several weeks prior. Craig Swartz was trucking corn to the bin from a field near Wing ...

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

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

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