From its U.S. introduction as an ornamental perennial grass in the 1850s, miscanthus is now being touted as an alternative crop that can be us…

Nitrogen application in the fall and winter might need to be delayed this year with the appearance of a Super El Niño.

MANHATTAN, Ill. — Beans have been drying down unevenly on Dave Kestel’s farm in northeast Illinois, making for a start-and-stop harvest this year.

McLEANSBORO, Ill. — Joseph Rexing cut back on planting corn this year, largely due to the price of nitrogen fertilizer. His yields are good, b…

BLUE MOUND, Ill. — In early October, central Illinois farmer Ryan Damery was halfway through a promising soybean harvest.