Recent analysis of local food system programs shows how targeted investments and supporting infrastructure can strengthen opportunities for farmers while improving food access. Jude Barry is the associate...

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. The trade is expecting good harvest progress ahead of a return to rainy conditions in some areas. Portions of the Eastern Midwest could see...

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were lower on the signs of slowing beef demand and follow through selling ahead of this week’s direct trade. December live was down $.22 at $223.55...

A market analyst says he’s expecting modest changes to corn and soybean yield estimates in USDA’s October supply and demand report. Sam Hudson with Cornbelt Marketing says the corn yield is expected...

The USDA says 2025 farm program payments being issued this month are the largest since the programs were established in the 2014 Farm Bill. The Farm Service Agency’s Ag Risk Coverage and Price Loss...

A market analyst says harvest lows are in and farmers should be looking to reward any rallies prices as harvest progresses. Dan Basse with Ag Resource Company says grain prices hit their annual lows in...

Dec. corn $5.00 and 1/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans $12.87 and 1/2, down 10 centsDec. soybean meal $357.60, down $8.20Dec. soybean oil 67.92, down 24 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $6.83 and 1/4, down...

A trade policy expert says the European Union’s new due-diligence requirements are increasing the costs for U.S. dairy farmers and processors. “We shouldn’t be adhering to European rules,” she...

Prison awaits an Ottawa man after he admitting to beating an elderly woman.

The associate director of transportation and infrastructure with the Illinois Farm Bureau says Governor J.B. Pritzker’s consideration of extending the Illinois Harvest Permit program into 2027 would...

An ag economist says farmers surveyed in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer are concerned Brazil’s competitive advantage could have an impact on U.S. soybean exports in 2027....

A La Salle County missing persons case has been brought back to the forefront by the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

It's time for the best Starved Rock area golfers to take their swings at state.

Cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday at the CME.   Dry whey was unchanged at $0.85. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0150 to $1.3550. Twelve sales were reported ranging...

Direct cash cattle trade activity continues to be quiet on Thursday, but packer interest should begin to develop at any time now. Asking prices this week have been noted at $228 to $230 live in Nebraska...

Corn export sales were above average during the week ending October 1st. The USDA says the big buyers of corn were key trading partners Mexico and Colombia. Relatively high corn prices have limited global...

A central Kansas farmer says it’s been a sluggish and disappointing start to soybean harvest. Rick Schlender says yields are well below trend-line from this year’s drought. “The heat during pod...

Nicolas Maduro is seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan,...

A south-central Nebraska farmer says higher fuel costs could raise next year’s irrigation expenses. Randy Uhrmacher says now is usually the time when he locks in diesel fuel. “You’re talking some...

The dean of Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine says the development of the One Health Research Institute could help address the industry’s labor shortage. Dr. Bret Marsh says the...

With it getting dark earlier these days, are you taking your nightly walks in the dark?

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says President Trump’s temporary increase in imported ground beef supplies is helping lower prices for consumers. “We have seen some relief,” Rollins said. Speaking to...

USA, New York, Finger Lakes Region, Ithaca, Cornell University, elevated view of McFaddin Hall, summer (Walter Bibikow/Getty Images)One of the men accused in a "gang rape" at Cornell University is pushing...

A pair of Illinois farmers say it’s been a good fall for cover crop seeding. Kris Reynolds, who’s finished his corn and soybean harvest in Montgomery County, says he’s begun planting cereal rye...

An ag meteorologist says he’s monitoring some hurricane activity that could impact upcoming weather conditions for Midwestern farmers. Drew Lerner, senior agricultural meteorologist with World Weather...

(Getty Images stock photo)Pennsylvania is reporting 74 new measles cases since Monday, the state's health department said Wednesday.A total of 1,078 cases have been reported in the state so far this year....

More than a half dozen people were involved in a bad crash on the south side of Starved Rock State Park.

The streets of Utica are expected to be alive with visitors taking part in the annual Burgoo Festival this weekend. To get around as anything but a pedestrian is going

When you're a designated Tree City, you can expect lots of leaves on the ground this time of year. The City of Ottawa is hiring seasonal help in the Public

Prison is the next stop for a Mendota man.

A traffic stop in Ottawa turned into the arrest of a Streator man Tuesday night.

Chester Weger has passed but that's not stopping his lawyer and family from trying to clear his name.

Jane McCormick passed peacefully of natural causes at her home in Irvine, California with her son Gary, and da...

Viakable plans to invest $55 million to expand its manufacturing facility in La Salle, a project expected to create 50 new full-time jobs while retaining 65 existing positions. The expansion will include...

Malin Akerman as Margo and Brittany Snow as Sophie in episode 2 of 'The Hunting Wives' season 2. (Netflix)If you're on the hunt for more of The Hunting Wives, you're in luck.Netflix has renewed the popular...

Cash dairy prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday, in limited trade. Dry whey up $0.0150 at $0.85. One sale was made at that price. Blocks down $0.0050 at $1.34. Sixteen sales...

U.S. ethanol production bounced back last week as seasonal maintenance eased. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.053 million barrels per day, up 46,000 on the week,...

Eva Marie Saint pictured seated on a sun lounger in a garden, USA, circa 1950. Saint is wearing a light green dress and a pearl necklace. (Archive Photos/Getty Images)Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning...

The associate director of transportation and infrastructure with the Illinois Farm Bureau says executive orders at the state and federal level to allow highway use of dyed diesel could help farmers save...

Haverford College Campus. (John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)A Haverford College professor was arrested and charged with online harassment and intimidation, the school's president said in a statement...

Direct cash cattle trade activity is quiet at Wednesday’s start with no bids or asking prices present. Trade will likely be delayed for another day, if not two. Boxed beef is lower with Choice $3.28...

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(Getty Images stock photo)A Utah health care company announced Monday that it has received state authorization for a pilot program allowing artificial intelligence to issue initial prescriptions, including...

A new partnership has been announced in Michigan to develop sustainable aviation and maritime fuel supply chains. Corn Marketing Program of Michigan Executive Director Scott Piggott tells Brownfield,...

Boxer Wladimir Klitschko and actress Hayden Panettiere attend the 34th annual Sports Emmy Awards Reception at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 7, 2013, in New York City. (Jemal Countess/Getty...

A new partnership is helping Indiana dairy farmers promote their products with student athletes across the state.  Brooke Williams with the American Dairy Association Indiana says the Indiana High School...

The administrator for U.S. EPA Region 7 says getting the revised definition of Waters of the United States right is critical to providing regulatory certainty. “Farmers appreciate we’re trying to...

The CEO of Itafos, a vertically integrated phosphate producer with operations in Idaho and Brazil, says global availability and affordability of phosphate fertilizer continues to be impacted by export...

Mary Beth Granbery, 72, was found alive on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Shasta County, Calif., after she went missing for days while on a camping trip. (Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office)A 72-year-old hiker...

(Getty Images stock photo)A hearing is set for Wednesday on a motion to preserve evidence in the botched execution of Christa Pike.The lone woman on Tennessee's death row survived being administered two...