The USDA says Illinois farmers made modest planting progress last week. Brian Corkill, who farms in Henry & Stark Counties, says he’s not started planting yet, but there’s been a lot of work done in ...

An Illinois state legislator is pushing to move the United States Department of Agriculture out of Washington D.C., and into the heart of farm country.

Illinois farmers expect to plant about 10.5 million acres of soybeans, an area equivalent to nearly 30% of the state’s entire land mass. China is by far the largest customer for soybean exports, ...