The 10% base tariff will be imposed on 123 countries and territories, while 60 will pay more. Thirty-two trading partners ...

The active weather pattern we’ve experienced throughout the month of March looks to continue into early April as another ...

When Steve Stierwalt studied agriculture at the University of Illinois in the 1970s, soil health wasn't commonly taught or ...

Spring is nearly here, and if you’re anything like us, you’ve already started romanticizing your future as a graceful, sun-hatted gardening god or goddess. You picture yourself effortlessly ...

The Trump administration's efforts to end federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs has hit an unexpected target: In February, communities around the country learned that funding was canceled ...

As Winter gives way to Spring and the temperature rises, one of the most important times in the agricultural industry is on the horizon: planting. Months of preparation and waiting since harvest will ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a Plant Hardiness Zone Map that divides the U.S. into 13 different zones, which helps gardeners choose plants that can survive in their respective ...

plants. The Washington-based flower farmer’s own story offers ample inspiration; though she now boasts the title “Sweet Pea Queen” and twenty thousand of plants to match, she only discovered her ...

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A central Illinois farmer says he’s targeting an early April planting date. Derek Martin raises corn and soybeans in Logan County. “We’ve got everything machinery wise ready to go. Right now we’re ...