TOLONO, Ill. (WCIA) – Unity High School sophomore and Unity FFA member Olivia Shike received national recognition at the national FFA convention last weekend in Indianapolis. …

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) – As farmers look to get better yields in soybeans, soybean promotion agencies want them to raise soybeans with higher protein content for better livestock …

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Buy now or later is certainly the quandary for farmers in deciding on nitrogen for next year’s corn crop. The cost of all fertilizers is exploding upward. …

MOUNT PULASKI, Ill. (WCIA) – Dozens of farmers from Mount Pulaski took part in a tractor ride on Saturday to remember Caleb Coogan and raise money for the scholarship in his …

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Agricultural technology is exploding, thanks to the University of Illinois Research Park southwest of the State Farm Center. That has allowed …

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Out of 85 million acres of soybeans produced in the United States this year, an estimated 60 million suffered a yield loss because of soybean cyst nematode …

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — With explosive prices for fall and spring fertilizer–and even uncertain availability– farmers have one alternative they may overlook. Half the weight …

ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Many of the soybeans farmers are harvesting will be exported. One of the reasons is they are more nutritious than soybeans from Brazil. The U.S. Soybean Export …