Illinois farmers who planted cover crops this fall can once again earn a break on next year’s crop insurance premiums through ...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture opened its pre-enrollment for its Fall Covers for Spring Savings program and the ...

With a new, first-of-its-kind study, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers say investments in farm ...

Illinois farmers who planted cover crops this fall can once again earn a break on next year’s crop insurance premiums through ...

Dust fills the air as a combine harvests corn oct. 10 at a farm near Allerton, Illinois. Cover crops top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight ...

SPRINGFIELD — When Steve Stierwalt studied agriculture at the University of Illinois in the 1970s, soil health wasn’t commonly taught or discussed. Faculty often told their young farming students to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change. Yet after years of incentives and ...

Illinois Department of Agriculture is launching a new program to help encourage farmers to use cover crops. The department has opened applications for the Infield Conservation for Operationalizing ...

A combine harvests corn, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at a farm near Allerton, Ill. Cover crops top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — When Steve Stierwalt studied agriculture at the University of Illinois in the 1970s, soil health wasn’t commonly taught or discussed. Faculty often told their young farming ...

DES MOINES, IowaDES MOINES, Iowa — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change. Yet after years of ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change. Yet after years of incentives and ...