Illinois

Many experts voiced surprise at the latest USDA winter wheat report that showed a sizeable increase in seedings nationwide.  USDA chief economist Seth Meyer said growers put in 37 million acres of winter wheat, which 11% higher than last year, and 2% greater than many had expected.  He note...

Pumpkins are on full display across the United States as part of many fall traditions.  The production of pumpkins, from classic orange Howdens to new varieties like Cinderella, is widely dispersed throughout the United States, with all states producing some pumpkins. ...

A team of feed grain and DDGS buyers from Korea will be in the U.S. in the coming days to take a close look at the corn crop.  The team, which includes a Korean government official, will get to better understand grain quality control and export systems in Washington, Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois.  The tea...

Typically when discussing farm equipment and technology, the industry focusses on the latest updates and the newest products. But not Washington State University’s Agriculture Technology and Production Management Program, better known as AgTM. Stu ...

The U.S. Geological Survey will use the Willamette River Basin to study what factors affect water supply and demand across the country. The department recently named the basin as its 4th Integrated Water Science Basin study, joining the Delaware, Upper Colorado and Illinois River basins ...

The stronger land prices of late 2021 continued in the first months of 2022. According to Farmers National Company, sale prices took another jump higher because of the war in Ukraine and ongoing inflation fears. Farmers saw higher commodity prices, and investors wanted a low-risk inflation hedging investment, which propelled the competition for good cropland ...

Deere & Company announced this week the expansion of its U.S. footprint with the opening of a new Chicago office. The company plans to add 150 information technology jobs at the office over the next two years, with the goal of hiring a total of 300 positions to support IT and additional roles. T ...

Despite wild weather in the Midwest and Southeastern U.S. and growing tensions with Russia and China, coronavirus remains the top issue for oil investors. Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy said the Omicron variety has had the attention of the markets for roughly two weeks, but he noted investors are not as concerned about this new variety as they once were ...

Investing in resilient, climate smart infrastructure in rural America. "We're announcing $633-million being invested into 793 projects impacting all 50 state and Puerto Rico," Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack said late last week as he announced new investments in climate smart Ag ...

A spokesperson for Deere and Company says there will not be a third contract offer to striking union workers. The UAW John Deere members voted to reject the second proposal from Deere this week, leaving more than 10,000 workers on strike. In a company statement, Deere said, “With the rejection of the agreement covering our Midwest facilities, we will execute the next phase of our Customer Service