By Nancy ShevelThe Illinois climate and the state’s complex diversity of soils helps farmers produce many agricultural commodities including cows, sheep, poultry, fruits, and vegetables. According to the USDA, in […]
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeekIllinois appears well positioned to maintain its recent run as the top soybean producing state in the nation.While soybean plantings fell more than 2 million acres short of […]
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