Whether it be tariffs that make Illinois soybeans less attractive to China or cuts to funds that prop up things like rural firefighting services, conservation-minded farming techniques and tree ...

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 ...

With cover crops, true ROI — improved soil health ... In a 2015 strip trial on a central Illinois farm, three cover crop mixtures were planted behind a wheat crop, next to the grower’s normal ...

Adoption of cover crops on farm fields is irregular and exactly what drives a farmer to plant them can vary widely. But maps generated from satellite imagery show clearly that even in areas that ...

Farmers in Illinois must keep a close eye on weather ... Farmers need to be strategic, using techniques like windbreaks or cover crops to minimize erosion. It's similar to using a shield to ...