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

As fields stretch tall and green across the region, central Illinois farmers have found themselves cautiously optimistic ...

Baseball is a simple game. Sure, its megastars now regularly command nine-figure contracts, but for most of us, our core ...

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

Illinois Extension is hosting its annual Agronomy Field Day at the Ewing Demonstration Center at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 24.

Heartland Community College will partner with Normal's Parks and Recreation Department to operate Miracle League Field, a ...

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

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

Celebrate the Fourth Illinois-style with deep dish, Chicago dogs, cozy dogs, and cornfields full of flavor. These bites bring ...

The cool, wet weather of June in north central Wisconsin has caused crop development to be a bit behind schedule.

How many times have you heard the phrase "knee-high by the Fourth of July" when referring to corn crops? What does it mean?

For decades, producers have exchanged a common thread: each planting season eventually has 2 to 3 days when the planter should have stayed in the barn. The problem is that those dates are not clear in ...