The 2025 Farm Assets Conference is scheduled for Friday, December 12 at the AgriCenter in Bloomington, Illinois. The doors open at 7:30 a.m. central. The program starts at 8:00 a.m. Registration for...

Many of you already know the great role public media plays in your local community. Maybe you're a longtime listener or viewer, or perhaps you just know us from the farm radio programs we deliver to...

According to the U-S Drought Monitor, Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Moultrie and Piatt Counties are experiencing extreme drought. The rest of Illinois is experiencing abnormally dry to severe drought...

The 2025 Farm Assets Conference is scheduled for Friday, December 12 at the Agri-Center in Bloomington, Illinois. The doors open at 7:30 a.m. central. The program starts at 8:00 a.m. Registration for...

Reagen Tibbs– Commercial Agriculture Educator Logan County Soil Condition: Moderately Dry (soil is dry, plants may be browning or stressed, water bodies are low) Rains over the last week have been...

Introduction Red crown rot (RCR) of soybean is a disease caused by the fungal pathogen Calonectria ilicicola. This pathogen was first identified on peanuts in the United States in 1965 [1]. Since...

We slipped back into summer this week. Average temperatures ranged from the mid-60s in northern Illinois to the mid-70s in southern Illinois, 4 to 8 degrees above normal. The lack of humidity and...

Steve Brand– Commercial Agriculture Specialist DeKalb County Soil Condition: Near Normal We have had a bit of a mini heat wave here in the middle of September as temperatures returned to near normal...

You can also read the article in Portuguese and Spanish While August rainfall is the “soybean maker,” July rainfall is also important to the podsetting process that sets up yield potential. July...

Another beautiful weather week in Illinois as we transition from summer to fall. Average temperatures this week ranged from the low 60s to low 70s, between 1 and 7 degrees below normal. by Trent...

Russ Higgins – Commercial Agriculture Educator Grundy County Soil Conditions: Moderately Dry (soil is dry, plants may be browning or stressed, water bodies are low) Harvest is on the horizon,...

  by Trent Ford, State Climatologist ISWS PRI University of Illinois Another beautiful weather week in Illinois as we transition from summer to fall. Average temperatures this week ranged from the...

Steve Brand– Commercial Agriculture Specialist DeKalb County Soil Condition: Near Normal Cooler temperatures have arrived this fall (late summer really) as we move through the waiting period of the...

  This weather week reminded me why I love living in central Illinois. Average temperatures this week range from the low 60s in northern Illinois to the mid-70s in southern Illinois, between 2 and 8...

      The University of Illinois tent is about 1 block to the right of the Main Gate as you enter. You will see the large orange College of ACES banner on the end of the tent. Our stage schedule can...

      The University of Illinois tent is about 1 block to the right of the Main Gate as you enter. You will see the large orance College of ACES banner on the end of the tent. Our stage schedule can...

  We had one more week of warm and humid conditions, with temperatures between 4 and 8 degrees above normal. August to date has been around 2 to 4 degrees warmer than average statewide, and this...

Steve Brand– Commercial Agriculture Specialist DeKalb County Soil Condition: Near Normal After a wet couple of weeks up north we are all but back to normal precipitation levels for the season. Most...

  It was back in the fire this week. Average temperatures ranged from the mid-70s to the low 80s, between 2 and 7 degrees above normal statewide. August to date has been around 1 degree above normal...

Russ Higgins – Commercial Agriculture Educator Grundy County Soil Conditions: Mildly Dry (soil is drier than normal, plant growth may have slowed) This week Dr. Giovani Preza Fontes, assistant...