Rains during the last month have kept lawns green and flush, but if things dry up over the coming weeks, that growth will slow down, leaving room for one of a lawn’s peskiest weeds to arrive: …
What a difference a few weeks makes.
PEARL CITY, ILLINOIS – It’s good to be a dairy cow at Hunter Haven Farms.
The Office of the Indiana State Chemist (OISC) is once again sponsoring a program that will allow Indiana businesses (farmers, agricultural dealers, cities and towns, nurseries, schools, etc) …
A poster depicting Illinois corn cribs was part of the focus of a recent visit to Gilman by the two collaborators on the project.
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If the rising summer temperatures have you craving a scoop or two of ice cream, you are in luck: July happens to be National Ice Cream Month. St. Louis District Dairy Council senior nutrition …
There was a time when the Fourth of July was not only when America celebrated its independence, but also served as a bench mark to determine how well that year’s corn crop was growing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Go ahead and make it a double cheeseburger. Each of those patties cost you less this Fourth of July than it would have a year ago, according to American Farm Bureau Federati…
Japanese beetles will be out in full force soon, causing damage to landscapes, trees, gardens and row crops around the state.
Two sisters’ passion for agriculture and willingness to try new things led them to grow a crop not commonly found in Illinois: lavender.
Extreme heat and drought conditions have enveloped a huge portion of the western United States, and the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map is showing this area expanding into the north-central U.S.
The Indiana Forage Council, with assistance from Purdue Extension and SureTech Laboratories, is hosting a contest for Indiana producers who harvest forage for hay or baleage within the state f…
Where is trade policy under the Biden administration headed? What will influence markets?
With people ready to travel and summer vacations starting, Illinois agritourism is prime for the newest tourism trends – outdoors, family oriented, road-trip accessible and food, especially lo…
Indiana certainly has its fair share of summer pests, most of which are simply an annoyance rather than actually being harmful.
Questions about agriculture’s potential role in carbon sequestration are on many ag producers’ minds these days.
June Dairy Month is an annual celebration that honors farmers for the delicious dairy foods they produce. The designation also highlights the important health benefits that milk, cheese, and y…
Are you interested in becoming a commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote pilot or are already flying without the Federal Aviation Administration certification but would like to obtain …
Livestock producers can get first-hand tips from experts on how to incorporate management-intensive grazing techniques during two-day seminars in June that will run in both northern and southe…
CLIFTON, ILLINOIS – Farming is more than just a job, it’s a passion. As spring is in full bloom, local farmers are in the fields day and night planting their crop. Country Financial Representa…
If you are like many of us, you may have awakened one morning this spring to find that your lawn was covered in dandelions, seemingly overnight.
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The Wilcox-Muehling family of rural Cissna Park. On Monday morning, Tim Wilcox said he hadn’t been to bed since Saturday evening. After going to church with his family Sunday, Wilcox headed to…
URBANA, Ill. – Farm life can be stressful. Most pressures, such as weather, illness, injuries, loans, and regulations, are constant and uncontrollable. Now, Midwestern farmers, ranchers, and a…
With the agricultural season (hopefully) getting into full swing here soon, this means that pesticides will begin being applied throughout the county.
Many residents woke up to a sight last week they would rather not see in the spring: a blanket of snow.
