Unlike most leaf diseases, tar spot starts impacting the crop at the bottom of plants. That means fungicides you apply must ...

U.S. Crop Watch corn conditions have made unprecedented strides this season, though producers’ early thoughts on yield potential are only slightly better than in recent years.

Compared to Indiana and Ohio, Illinois is in pretty good shape, but yield still might fall short of a normal year.

Corn silking reached 21%, compared to 36% last year, and the five-year average of 20%. Soybeans blooming reached 38%, compared to 40% last year, and the five-year average of 29%.

July 8, 2025 By Jared WhiteFiled Under: Corn, Crops, Illinois, News A field agronomist for Beck’s Hybrids says farmers need to scout for tar spot. Chad Kalaher, who covers east central and northeast ...

Corn and soybean crops are in the ground and now must deal with a host of threats, including disease pressure.

Boone County Sheriff Scott Yunk said, around 3:20 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a plane crash in a corn field in Capron, Illinois, about 90 miles northwest of Chicago, near the Wisconsin ...

Peak rootworm hatch typically occurs in June across the Midwest, making it the critical period for growers to begin scouting ...

"With conventional field crops covering most of Central Illinois farmland, herbicide drift has long been a recurring issue ...

Reaching Arcola is straightforward – it’s located just off Interstate 57, approximately halfway between Champaign and ...

Jo’s Country Diner & Catering in Arthur, Illinois stands as living proof that sometimes the best meals come from the most ...

While most Midwestern farmers rotate corn and soybeans, commodity prices and corn yield advantages compel some to plant corn ...