Corn planted reached 32%, compared to 31% last year, and the five-year average of 44%. Soybeans planted reached 33%, compared ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois farmers are playing catch-up this spring planting season. According to the latest report from ...

The USDA says Illinois farmers made significant planting progress last week. The latest weekly crop progress and condition ...

One farmer who was chased out of fields by rain this past weekend told Farm Journal, “This is the wettest drought I have ever ...

A central Illinois farmer says his early planted crops are off to a strong start. John Klemm, who farms in DeWitt County, ...

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

Fields with past gray leaf spot outbreaks are at higher risk of infection, especially in river bottoms or weedy areas that tend to have cool, moist air under the canopy. If a susceptible corn ...

In the battle against crop diseases, the game is always changing, providing fresh challenges for farmers and plant pathologists. Plant diseases such as red crown rot in soybeans are moving into more ...

Plant diseases such as red crown rot in soybeans are moving into more parts of the Midwest, and last year, Extension personnel in Missouri and Oklahoma identified corn leafhopper and corn stunt ...

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., is the latest candidate to enter the race for the Senate. (Hannah Beier / Bloomberg via Getty Images file) ...