Native plant farming, once divisive in Chicago, is a key part of Rodeo Farm's mission to revive the Illinois tallgrass ...

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how do you look at the underlying land value where you put solar in place?” Thinking of recent trends, he says Illinois farm land has appreciated 7% a year, but the future appreciation rate is ...

The USDA cut grant money that paid local farmers to send fresh food to community food banks, saying the program “no longer effectuates the goals of the agency.” ...

Enjoy sleeping in a grain bin, riding in a combine or gathering eggs from a chicken coop for the freshest omelet you’ll ever ...

The Nelsons’ farm is one of nearly 71,000 registered farm operations in Illinois, the third-ranked state in the nation ... Across more than 26 million acres covering 75% of the state’s land, farmers ...

URBANA, Ill. — A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year ...

Rick Nelson, a fourth-generation farmer, operates this 2,500-acre family farm in Paxton, Illinois, shown in a 2023 photograph.

“Illinois Extension depends on USDA support for 43% of its budget, with 19% from Smith-Lever and 23% from SNAP-Ed,” ...

The Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers’ annual Land Values Conference will be held March 27.

The IFB has filed a lawsuit against the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). The lawsuit was filed in McLean County, Illinois. It claims this termination violates a 1990 settlement agreement ...