Agriculture

Heartland Community College is moving ahead with a proposal for a $23.4 million agriculture building — the first major item included in the college's new strategic plan.

A new online resource, FarmStress.org, aims to help farmers manage stress, anxiety, depression, or substance use issues.

UPDATED 4:20 p.m. | Fruit farmers in central Illinois are worried a freeze Tuesday night could destroy their crops.According to the National Weather…

A startup meal prep service and delivery company is creating new partnerships with food producers and now a major grocery chain in…

U.S. representatives from central Illinois and Illinois State University President Larry Dietz said they have high hopes for a common plant they believe…

Passers-by are getting quite a view outside a home on Vernon Avenue in Normal: Instead of flower beds chilling in the front yard, there are 15-foot stalks…

A documentary film about an organic vegetable farmer in Woodford County is now available to a much wider audience."Seasons of Change on Henry's Farm"…

An Illinois State University researcher’s project is getting a $13 million boost from the U.S. Department of Energy.Professor of genetics John Sedbrook is…

The tomato hornworm didn’t stand a chance in Scott Trimble’s field.As Trimble walked his field near Heyworth, out of the corner of his eye he spotted a…

The restaurant shutdown caused by the pandemic has hurt independent dairies in Illinois and prompted them to revert to practices that faded out in the…