My role as Farm Management Educator involves teaching about landowner/farmer relationships. Educationally, University of Illinois Extension provides unbiased information. For full disclosure, I hold an Illinois Broker license and have worked as a professional farm manager. As a farm manager, I...
Every year, University of Illinois scientists conduct pest and disease surveys in corn and soybean crops across the state, along with in-field tests of insecticides, seed treatments, and more. The 2022 report, now available, describes ongoing Bt-resistance monitoring results; field evaluations of...
As the calendar enters February, discussion on the 2023 crop turns to the subject of Crop Insurance. The deadline for Federal Crop Insurance signup is March 15 for row crops in Illinois. Federal Crop Insurance (FCI) is heavily subsidized at the tune of about 60% of the actual cost of the...
