When most people think of crops in the Midwest they think of the common offerings — corn, soybeans and wheat.
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Clair Keene and Jim Staricka examine roots in a soil pit in a three-year-old Kernza field in Williston, N.D.
Closeup view of kernza in a field.
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Harvest gets closer with each passing week, and the story of this season remains the same: Massive precipitation events in some areas and too …
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EFFINGHAM, Ill. — An Aug. 7 Becknology Day tour aimed to help guide farmers as nitrogen prices rise.
As August rolls on, the anticipation of harvest builds with each week. Farmers see the sunsets creeping earlier and crops moving closer to the…
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Ill. — Water quality is driving state agriculture funding decisions and political campaigns this year.