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Lawsuit filed over 2024 Iowa fertilizer spill

A conservation group is suing NEW Cooperative over a 2024 fertilizer spill that occurred in the southwest Iowa community of Red Oak. Nishnabotna Water Defenders, a group of citizens focused on improving water quality, recently filed a civil lawsuit in a state district court. ...
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iFAB Tech Hub building momentum

A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says a $51 million investment into the Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (iFAB) Tech Hub is paying off. Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski says a 2024 federal grant awarded to the central Illinois biomanufacturing corridor has helped spur ...
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Lab grown honeybees could be future of food production

The founder of ForgeBee says lab-grown honeybees may be a key to the future of food production. Gene Robinson, who's also a professor at the University of Illinois, says colony collapse and other factors continue to contribute to the decline in wild honeybee populations. ...
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Illinois farmer says improving soil health builds profit per acre

A northwestern Illinois farmer says building soil health pays off in the long run. "I tell everybody that I'm a cheap farmer. I do not like to buy inputs." Greg Thoren, who raises row crops and cattle near Stockton in Jo Daviess County, says ...
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Illinois creamery finding sustainability in diversification

A family-owned creamery is finding profitability in some unique markets. Amy Marcoot, owner & CEO of Marcoot Jersey Creamery located in Greenville, Illinois, says their locally produced line of Jersey cheeses is just one aspect of the operation. "We created a dog line that's ...
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India mission trip highlights potential trade opportunities

The deputy director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says a budding relationship with India could prove beneficial to the state's producers. Kristi Jones visited the country on a recent trade mission with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. "I think there's ...
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Budzinski disappointed in lack of E15 progress

A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says continued lack of action on year-round E15 is disappointing. "It would be done by now." Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski says Congress missed opportunities to pass the legislation with appropriation measures late last year, and now ...
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Iowa farmer calls for transparency in fertilizer pricing

An eastern Iowa farmer says fertilizer prices have been climbing for years, with the latest spike adding even more pressure on producers. "We've had a problem with fertilizer prices for quite some time now and it hasn't been dealt with," Benton County farmer Lance ...
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Bottens says no-till alone won’t build soil health, urges more regenerative strategies

A fifth-generation Illinois farmer says no-till is not enough to build soil health and encourages growers to consider more regenerative practices. Monte Bottens tells Brownfield he turned to no-till in the 1990s as a way to save time and money, but wanted to push ...
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Illinois farmer building profitability through healthier soils

An Illinois farmer says building his soil's health and water extractable organic carbon, or WEOC, has reduced his input costs. Brad Zimmerman, who farms in Tazewell County, says incorporating cover crops into his corn/soybean rotation in 2013 changed the trajectory of his operation. "If ...
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Ag adapting to new U.S. drone rules

Changes within the drone industry are impacting farmers. Dennis Bowman, digital ag specialist with the University of Illinois Extension, says the National Defense Authorization Act signed late last year has shaken up the drone industry. "That banned foreign-made drones in the United States." ...
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Illinois farmer finding success feeding small grains to hogs

A fourth generation Illinois farmer is finding success feeding small grains to hogs. Levi Laird, whose wean-to-finish contract operation is based in Jefferson County, says adding a 30% ration of oats to his nursery feeding is paying off. "We raise these hogs antibiotic-free, so ...
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