The team at The University of Missouri Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) reviewed 21 seed vendor financing programs.

Each of Fred Below's six essential factors for high-yield soybeans now offers a measurable bushel-per-acre value. By leveraging them in an integrated approach, farmers can push their existing yield ...

Shifting just 10% of that purchasing to local farms could generate billions of dollars in economic growth for Illinois, according to the law. But for Illinois to move toward purchasing more local food ...

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have announced a series of major breakthroughs in developing "precision-designed" seeds that can increase crop yields while reducing fertilizer use and ...

The dust cloud billows up behind your bumper whether you’re headed toward Katie Elvehjem’s farm or away from it. And on a ...

It turns out we have a Mainer to thank for canned cranberry sauce. Marcus Urann, of Sullivan, was an attorney and cranberry farmer who is generally credited with pioneering commercially canned ...

From raw eggs to pasta water, we dissect gardening hacks approved by TikTok and offer science-backed reasons for their ...

In his highly anticipated second cookbook, “Turtle Island,” Sherman shines a light on 13 regional Native foods and traditions ...

Extension experts share four proven strategies to improve corn yields that focus on efficient, timely use of inputs rather ...

Two professors of agricultural economics will host three free webinars in January to talk about financial investments, costs and challenges Illinois farmers are facing.

Fossil fuels and the climate change they cause are worsening extreme weather events that disrupt global food supply chains ...