Iowa’s organic farms, vineyards, apiaries and other non-conventional farms surrounded by row crops treated with pesticides are at risk of being hit with drifting spray that can leave their farms’ futures uncertain.
What do Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's comments on immigration have to do with crops withering in the field? A lot, according to Bloomberg Business.
Walking up and down your local grocery store aisles, it's hard to believe there is a growing crisis that threatens food security in the United States. But the statistics paint a grim picture.
Researchers, students and agriculture industry leaders from around the world came to central Illinois this week to attend a conference focused on one of the most basic human needs — water.
Farm women in 1876 were usually called “farm wives” while their husbands were called “farmers,” implying they were not an equal partner in the business of farming. But Susan H. Jennings of Henry County was a true farmer in her own right.
Today, even in areas where farming is a major industry, many are unfamiliar with farming. In Illinois, with less than 2 percent of Champaign's population involved in production agriculture, the Champaign County Farm Bureau has made it part of its mission to educate the community about the work being
Two new studies of private well water in Kewaunee County, Wis., have linked contamination to fertilizer, livestock manure and human waste — laying bare a situation that county conservationist Andy Wallander, after 25 years on the job, can sum up in a sentence.
A farmer’s job does not come to a halt once harvest ends. Work continues with tasks such as planning the next growing season, attending meetings, keeping the soil tilled until the ground freezes and maintaining farm equipment. View this photo slideshow to see how some Midwestern farmers spend their
