Coverage of the annual Farmer’s Appreciation Breakfast at the Monmouth American Legion with the Warren County Prime Beef Festival, featuring Keynote Speaker Rodney Weinzierl with Illinois Corn

Coverage of the annual Farmer’s Appreciation Breakfast at the Monmouth American Legion with the Warren County Prime Beef Festival, featuring Keynote Speaker Rodney Weinzierl with Illinois Corn


It started as an ordinary phone call. A homeowner contacted the Extension office with a question about controlling a grassy weed in her lawn. A weed she knew was ubiquitous

A new statewide habitat effort from the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources helped put thousands of wildlife-friendly trees and shrubs into the hands of

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced the removal of ten lenders from participation in the USDA Rural Development (RD) OneRD Guaranteed Lending Program. These lenders will be precluded

Illinois Soybean Growers (ISG) is concerned by Mosaic’s announcement that it will scale back domestic phosphate fertilizer production as sulfuric acid costs continue to rise, at a time when farmers

Technology continues to advance and modernize today’s farming practices. Drone use in farming has gained steady traction and interest, particularly in the application of agricultural inputs such as pesticides, herbicides,

LMP Agency of Monmouth, IL, along with Grinnell Mutual of Grinnell, Iowa, has named Aiden Martin of Alexis, Illinois as one of 80 recipients of a 2026 Road to Success