With high costs and low prices for their crops, soybean and corn farmers were already nervous as they planned for planting ...

ASHTON, Ill. — Corn and soybeans are planted at the same time on the Henert farm. “We go off soil conditions so we started ...

Learn about an Iowa plot trial that is looking at the yield boosting potential of strip cropping corn and cover crops.

Soil conditions, temperatures and weather outlook are finally aligned for planting in much of the Midwest. In the hurry to ...

A handful of freshly picked asparagus spears is one of the tell-tale signs of spring. While these perennials won’t produce a ...

Kentucky farmer Drew Langley got an early start planting soybeans this spring, hoping to boost yields to help soothe the ...

For example, farmers may plant corn in their fields one year and soybeans the next ... of improving growing conditions rather than obtaining a harvest. Growers may plant winter rye in the fall to ...

On any given day, Dan Parker could be advocating for agriculture with legislators, helping his daughters with 4-H projects, ...

Populations of animals and plants separated by even thousands of miles can rise and fall together driven by ecological ...

Dust storms have become an increasing concern in Illinois, prompting investigations into their causes and potential solutions ...

The sun is shining, the ground is warming up, and out in the Prairies, farmers are gearing up for a busy seeding season.

The spring planting season is getting started for many Midwest farmers. Federal data suggests that fewer acres will be ...