Industrial hemp is one of the fastest growing crops across Midwestern fields, and researchers are recruiting producers in the race to learn more.
More than 760,000 FFA members across the country are sharing the story of agriculture as part of National FFA Week.
University of Missouri Extension’s annual survey of farmers, rural appraisers and agricultural lenders show all classes of land values grew st…
Frost seeding, a method of broadcasting seeds over snow- or frost-covered pastures, improves poor pastures at a low cost.
Energy sorghum “holds promise” as bioenergy crop
Sometimes it pays to be late with nitrogen application.
Climate change and a growing world population require efficient use of natural resources including water.
Missouri’s seasons are getting warmer and wetter, especially winter and spring.
One of the most popular holiday symbols, the Christmas tree, has a long history.
Money does grow on trees.
Dissolved nitrate in Midwestern agricultural drainage water is a major contributing factor in downstream water pollution, including feeding th…
People in crisis can take advantage of a free 24-hour hotline for stress counseling as well as information and referrals on legal, financial, …
Globally, one in 10 people lives on less than $1.90 per day, and if current trends continue, the World Food Programme predicts the number of h…
Late-maturing soybean face damage from early killing frost and need special attention for harvest and storage.
It may sound corny, but University of Missouri Extension state agronomist Bill Wiebold says corn ears can tell us why yields are down.
A second federal grant to Western Illinois University will boost research into using pennycress as a commercial cash crop and into genetically…
Stability is the key word on what's happening with Illinois farmland values and interest rates.
Average Illinois farm real estate values increased slightly in 2020 based on new estimated averages released by the National Agricultural Stat…
The U.S. cattle herd cycles through periods of expansion and contraction roughly every 10 years, with high feed prices from 2007 through 2013 …
Stronger export numbers and lower acreage boosted corn prices since the end of June, and a recovery in economic activity helped ethanol plants…
Leveraging a 20-year field experiment, Illinois crop scientists demonstrated significant risks associated with continuous corn rotations, both…
Recent regulatory restrictions around antibiotic use in livestock challenge the feed industry, but research from the University of Illinois sh…
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists are forecasting this summer's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or "dead zone" — an area …
Recent ethanol plant closures and production slowdowns open up the possibility of demand destruction in corn used for ethanol, with some predi…
The prehistoric-looking alligator snapping turtle may be the largest freshwater turtle in North America, but that doesn't make it easy to spot.
Frequent freezing and thawing helps farmers overseed weakened pastures with natural fluctuations in soil helping work broadcast seed into thin…
In the battle against herbicide-resistant weeds, farmers are increasingly eager to add non-chemical control methods to their management toolbox.
Deciding when and how much nitrogen fertilizer to apply is a perennial challenge for corn farmers.