Harvest has wrapped up in many areas across the state. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is 97 percent harvested for grain.  Winter wheat is 64 percent ...

The USDA says harvest is nearing completion in Missouri. The latest weekly crop progress and conditions report shows 95% of the state’s corn is harvested, up 2% from last week, and just behind average ...

Warm and wet weather was helpful to Michigan’s wheat crop last week. The USDA says winter wheat is 96 percent emerged with condition rated 74 percent good to excellent. Michigan’s corn crop is 95 ...

FarmOp Capital and Compeer Financial are partnering to provide Midwest farmers with more lending options. The joint venture, announced Monday, will make FarmOp lending tools available to Compeer ...

Cabbage field in Wisconsin The economic impact of agriculture on Wisconsin’s economy is 11.5 billion dollars higher in just five years.  New data from the University of Wisconsin’s Department of ...

The director of trade policy at the U.S. Grains Council is concerned about potential tariffs disrupting trade efforts in 2025. Andrew Brandt tells Brownfield… “President-elect Trump is coming back,” ...

A Channel technical agronomist says the brand is offering an extended lineup of soybean seed treatments in 2025. Richard Turner says several products performed well in 2024. “A new 109 day that we had ...

A senior vice president of insurance says farms will have to adjust their risk management options in this lower-price environment.  Tony Jesina with Farm Credit Services of America says the market ...

Without the July Cattle Inventory report, much of the cattle industry continues to look for any substantial signs of retention and herd expansion. Livestock economist Scott Brown says this month won’t ...

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced a new $18.96 million Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) in Illinois. Shannon Allen, RCPP coordinator in Illinois ...

The USDA says corn and soybean harvest is complete in Illinois. Monroe County farmer Jeremy Neff says he wrapped up a few weeks ago. “It was the quickest harvest I’ve ever seen.” He says, “It was a ...

A regional agronomist at AgriGold says farmers should select hybrids that have a higher resistance to tar spot in 2025. West Central Illinois based Brett Leahr says the disease is here to stay. “We ...