Farming

Today on Food Trek, host Tory Dahlhoff explores how a diverse tallgrass prairie was transformed into a landscape now dominated by monoculture crops. How did a biodiverse prairie that excelled at storing carbon turn into farmland that contributes to climate change?

Ashlihan Spaulding says midwestern agricultural systems need more diversity, so that "you're not putting all your eggs in one basket."

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a natural disaster designation for McLean County and 11 other counties following heavy rains earlier this year.

The newly formed Central Illinois FarmFED Co-op in Logan County met its $100,000 initial fundraising goal in just one month.

A new estimate from Bloomington-based First Mid Ag Services projected an estimated average yield of 231 bushes an acre for corn in McLean County.

Historic flooding resulted in catastrophic loss for one central Illinois farm.

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

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

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…

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…