Illinois topsoil rated 70% adequate, 13% surplus and 17% short to very short.
Weather
Today, April 12, 2021
Sunrise: 06:23
Sunset: 19:35
06:00-12:00

Fair
44 °F
Tomorrow, April 13, 2021
Sunrise: 06:22
Sunset: 19:36
12:00-18:00

Partly cloudy
57 °F
Weather forecast from yr.no, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the NRK
Illinois Farm Bureau News
A new research opportunity for undergraduates interested in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) career will launch this summer at the Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) located at the University of Illinois.
Dry soils in key parts of the U.S. helped many farmers begin spring fieldwork activities. But it also remains a concern for the start of the growing season.
Learn how technology has played a role in increased efficiency.
Nine, free, one-day Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collections will be provided by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through June. As with past events, all Illinois EPA HHW collections are contactless for the safety of participants.
The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose in March to 177, the highest reading for the barometer since a record-high reading of 184 in October. This month’s 12-point increase in the barometer was attributable almost entirely to ag producers’…