Corn

Artist Herb Eaton's 10-foot corn statue "Star-Crossed Pollinators" now stands on the southwest lawn of the McLean County Museum of History, commemorating the 25th anniversary of Corn on the Curb.

Agriculture is big business in McLean County. But it wasn't always that way. And those new to the area probably don't know how the county got where it is. As part of our ongoing Welcome Home series, WGLT dives into the history of agriculture in McLean County.

Extreme weather could have an impact on the region but there is hope in mitigating global warming, according to the new National Climate Assessment.

For a second consecutive year, McLean County has led all Illinois and U.S. counties in total production of both commodities with almost 71 million bushels of corn and 22 million bushels of soybeans harvested in 2022, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

The U.S. Agriculture Department says McLean County farmers harvested nearly 71 million bushels of corn in 2022, the most of any county in the nation.

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…

Illinois’ two senators are calling on the USDA to rework its massive trade aid program to fix what they see as inequities and a lack of transparency into…

Farm states are likely to be among those hit hardest by China’s proposed tariffs on American exports, including Illinois.China announced on Wednesday it…