.From cash to share rent, or a hybrid combination, alternative farmland rental agreements can have a significant impact on a farm’s financial structure. Read More »

Agriculture plays a key role in society, and nowhere is that more evident than in the continuing growth of FFA and agricultural education. Read More »

Join us for our next Third Thursday Marketing Meeting. Read More »

Mazon, Illinois, farmer Paul Jeschke already faces a harvest challenge this year when the Illinois River closes to transportation. Read More »

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) today invited potential conservation partners to submit project applications for federal funding through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Read More »

Exciting news from Diversified Services Marketing Group! Read More »

Emergency responders serve and protect local communities 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Read More »

Sign up today to attend the next ethics training course offered by DCIS. Read More »

We're Hiring Seasonal Grain Handler Technicians & Scale/Probe Clerks! Read More »

It’s peak season for the University of Illinois Extension plant pathologist, who has been tromping through cornfields in Illinois, hunting for diseases Read More »

Join us this Thursday, July 16 at 9 am (cst) for this month's TTMM. Read More »

While the record will show that planting progress for both corn and soybean crops in Illinois was close to normal in 2020, heavy rainfall in May and again in early June in some places this year led to some replanting, and some ponded areas don’t have a stand. Read More »

Badgerland Financial Crop Insurance issued the following announcement on July 11.Our 2021 wall calendar will celebrate the unwavering commitment to land and livestock of farmers and ranchers. Read More »

We're accepting applications for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program now through Aug 28, 2020 Read More »

Many farmers and agronomists noticed short soybean plants in some fields during June this year. Read More »

Gasoline prices fell dramatically this spring, one of the few bright spots for consumers this year. Read More »

The 2020 Indiana National Farmers state meeting has been postponed, due to COVID-19 health concerns. Read More »

According to the June 23, 2020, U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to extreme drought covers 21.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico, an increase from last week’s 19.6%. The worst drought categories (extreme to exceptional drought) stayed the same as last week: 1.9%. Read More »

Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) safety-net signup for 2021 coverage will begin October 12 and will run through December 11, 2020. Read More »

One thing about living in Kansas is if you don’t like to current weather, don’t worry, because it will change to the other extreme on the pendulum. Read More »