Farmer fertilizing field
Agriculture
2 years ago
$14.8 million awarded by USDA for new fertilizer facility in Springfield

Sul4r Plus LLC has been awarded a $14.8 million grant to fund the construction and equipping of a new fertilizer facility in Springfield, Illinois.

Midwest Farm
Agriculture
2 years ago
House Farm Bill Text Details

The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday released a comprehensive farm bill text that would increase Title I farm subsidies and crop insurance premium subsidies by between $50 billion and $53 billion over 10 years.

John Deere showroom
Agriculture
2 years ago
John Deere Q2 results top Street but it cuts 2024 profit outlook again as farmers buy fewer tractors

Deere’s fiscal second-quarter results beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the company lowered its full-year profit forecast for a second time as farmers buy fewer tractors and other equipment as they deal with declining prices for their crops.

Agriculture
2 years ago
Nikki apprehensive about Farm Bill

Wonders if GOP will deliver something she can support

Cicada
Agriculture
2 years ago
Countdown to Cicada Cacophony

The good news is cicadas aren’t interested in dining on farm fields. Periodical cicadas belong to the order, Hemiptera, which includes some irritating agricultural pests such as stink bugs and aphids.

Cornfield at sunset
Agriculture
2 years ago
Kids invited to share their vision of agriculture

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Illinois State Treasurer Michel Frerichs is inviting students […]

Farm - aerial view
Agriculture
2 years ago
Farm Bill and Farmer Income Caps

The House and Senate plans for the farm bill go in opposite directions when it comes to eligibility for farm program payments.

biofuel gas pump and airplane
Agriculture
2 years ago
SAF Tax Credit Rules for Biofuels

Biofuel producers and farmers will essentially have the rest of 2024 as a “safe harbor” or “pilot project” to figure out how they will account for climate-smart practices on farms to garner longer-term tax credit for producing a low-carbon jet fuel.

Farmer sprays pesticide on soybean field
Agriculture
2 years ago
EPA Proposes Ban on Acephate for Agriculture

Acephate, an insecticide commonly used by soybean and cotton farmers in the Midsouth to control stink bugs, will be a chemical tool removed from the proverbial toolbox under an EPA proposal now out for a 60-day public comment period.

Cattle
Agriculture
2 years ago
Cattle Traceability Rule Released

USDA released on Friday the final traceability rule requirements for animal identification in the cattle sector.