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Agriculture
2 years ago
The program offers a discount of up to $5 per acre on crop insurance for cover crops planted in fall 2024 and insured in 2025.
Agriculture
2 years ago
If her farming ancestors could see her now
Agriculture
2 years ago
Winter wheat emerged reached 89 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 83 percent.
Agriculture
2 years ago
Detasseling corn used to be a rite of passage for some young people in the Midwest. Jason Cope, co-founder of farm tech company PowerPollen, thinks it’s essential to mechanize arduous tasks like detasseling.
Agriculture
2 years ago
Oct. 26 is National Pumpkin Day.
Farm
2 years ago
Illinois may be home to the Pumpkin Capital of the World, but the winner of the largest pumpkin this year is from Minnesota.
Agriculture
2 years ago
One Illinois farmer said his yield has dropped by about 60% since last year.