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Steady investment in ‘green’ biofuels has promised new market demand for farmers and ethanol producers, but will that continue in 2025?
These timeless workhorses might be the first tractor you ever drove, or maybe Dad or Grandpa tooled around on one back in the day. Dive in for some serious tractor nostalgia.
A trio of John Deere models sold for notable prices this past week in Illinois and Missouri on the used equipment auction circuit.
The Right to Repair lawsuit carries significant implications for farmers, independent repair access and antitrust enforcement. Here’s what an antitrust attorney and a D.C. lobbyist have to say about the legal action.
Recent auctions in Bible Grove, Ill., and Crofton, Ky., featured a fleet of high-quality equipment, drawing significant interest and competitive bidding.
For kids who know nothing about agriculture, stepping foot into the Children’s Discovery Museum in Normal, Ill., might be their one chance to walk in a farmer’s shoes.
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found ADM failed to inspect or test critical safety systems in the explosion that injured three workers.
The crash occurred when a vehicle passed the tanker and forced it off the road, and according to an interview included in the NTSB report, that vehicle was a minivan driven by a 17-year-old Ohio girl.
On the heels of Crop Tour, Pro Farmer projects corn production below and soybean production above USDA estimates. Here’s the yield breakdown for seven Midwest states.
As someone who enjoys technology, Kaden Sweeney says he’s geared toward numbers. New this year, the family operation plans to control the grain cart from the combine for ease and efficiency.
The second USDA Crop Progress Report of the year shows farmers are already ahead in planting the 2024 crop with six states pacing ahead of the five-year average.
As Mary Pat Sass’ social media shows glimpses of life from the seat of the tractor, it’s not the view she envisioned for her life even a decade ago. But through humor and candor, she’s now an inspiration to others.
The merger will be effective March 1, 2024.
Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa corn projections fall below USDA’s August estimates. Soybeans are on par in all scouted states, including Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and South Dakota.
Lack of moisture and high-heat days have Iowa locals concerned about cannibalized stalks, while Illinois considers impacts of wildfire smoke and overnight temps.
Hurricane-force winds swept from northern Missouri and Iowa all the way east to Illinois and Indiana. The derecho brought wind gusts up to 100 mph, flattening cornfields, but it also drenched soils with crucial rains.
Illinois crop ratings have dropped like a rock with only 33% of soybeans and 36% of corn rated good to excellent in this week’s USDA crop progress report.
Nestled in an old barn sat 8,000 mason jars filled with soil dating back to 1862. Now the plan is to revisit the 450 sampling locations spanning 21 million crop acres for insights into soil fertility and conservation.
State police said the pileups were caused by “excessive winds blowing dirt from farm fields across the highway, resulting in zero visibility.”
A filing Tuesday by the Department of Justice urged a federal court in Illinois not to throw out a class action suit that consolidated several farmers’ lawsuits against John Deere over repair restrictions.
Prime property near New Berlin, Ill., tops out at $15,500 an acre.
Dec. 17 auction sees 295 acres selling in one parcel for $14,400 an acre.
Official Midwest Crop Tour results from Illinois.
Nothing is constant but change, and USDA’s latest acreage reports served as a not-so-subtle reminder of that. Here are the states that saw the biggest “crop swaps” this year.
Just when it looked like the trade-war pain would ease, flooding across the Midwest has done billions of dollars in damage.
Farmers in Illinois might be tilling more land, but their interest in cover crops shows a willingness to adapt.
Crop experts say the recent heat and humidity that has hit Illinois is ideal for the state’s soybean and corn crops.
Syngenta plans to close an eastern Illinois seed-corn plant and distribution site and cut its 24 jobs.
An academic colloquium at Yale University is not someplace where farmers tend to hang out.