Planters should start rolling next week in Western Illinois. Todd Line of Seaton says plenty of rain is expected this [Read the full article...]

The state climatologist says all indications are Illinois and the adjacent Mississippi River will get enough moisture this year. Jim [Read the full article...]

A new book details the huge impacts that wind energy is having on rural farm communities. Author Phillip Warburg took [Read the full article...]

Commodity prices and crop insurance helped keep Illinois farmland values at record high levels in 2012. That according to Dale [Read the full article...]

Prices being paid for Illinois farmland continued their upward ascent during 2012 and are expected to continue to rise into [Read the full article...]

Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos introducing her first piece of legislation in Washington and it aims to improve the aging [Read the full article...]

The deadline to sign up for federal crop insurance is Friday. Alan Jarand reports from the Illinois Farm Bureau Radio [Read the full article...]

The crop insurance deadline for 2013 is quickly approaching.  Producers should contact a crop insurance agent for details in advance [Read the full article...]

The Illinois House holding a committee hearing this week on changes to the farmland assessment law. Alan Jarand reports from [Read the full article...]

Four local youth take home the top prize in livestock judging at the Illinois Beef Expo. There were 41 teams [Read the full article...]

Mercer County High School junior Austin Line keeps on winning on the livestock show circuit. The Seaton teen won grand [Read the full article...]

WRMJ General Manager John Hoscheidt spoke with the Illinois FFA officer team this morning, including Illinois FFA Treasurer Tyson Schulte, [Read the full article...]

Under the 2008 Farm Bill extension, all payment eligibility and payment limitation provisions were extended, including AGI limitations for the [Read the full article...]

The Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program are being offered for the 2013 [Read the full article...]

A number of factors should help keep farmland prices strong through 2013. The Illinois Farm Bureau Radio Network’s Alan Jarand [Read the full article...]