Recent Posts
 December 05, 2014 The 2014 Farm Bill will bring changes to key crop safety net provisions, and soon growers will need to make a long-term commitment to a new risk protection program. |
 December 04, 2014 ISA Director and soybean grower Don Guinnip farms near Marshall, in southern Illinois. |
 December 04, 2014 Planting continuous corn or a long corn and short bean rotation is common and farmers have learned how to manage through the challenges. |
 November 26, 2014 Producers plant soybeans either back into cornstalks or wheat stubble—both very high residue crops that can present some special challenges for the next crop. |
 November 26, 2014 It is well known that Dan Arkels, a LaSalle County grower, was the first grower in Illinois to break the 100-bushel yield barrier and have it officially verified across a commercial scale. |
 November 26, 2014 What will happen to your farm when you retire? Many farmers will pass the reigns to their children, but the details of these transitions aren’t always clear. |