Less than 25% of Illinois farmland is owned by the farmer who works the land, with the rest leased by individuals, family trusts and, increasingly, investors looking to turn a profit.

Dust storms can occur anywhere there’s loose soil and wind. Along with Illinois, states including Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Texas have also experienced the problem this year.

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey criticizes the Grain Belt Express project, calling it a "rip-off" for Missourians, while Invenergy defends its energy benefits.

Missouri Farm Drone Flight. Posted: May 22, 2025 | Last updated: May 22, 2025. Join me as we take a breathtaking drone flight over my new Missouri farm!

See also: How 14 family business partners run a 1,600ha mixed farm . How it began. On the grain side of the business, the farm offers drying, optical sorting, sieve cleaning, bagging, and – most ...

Gregory's bill is geared toward the Missouri Farm Bureau, but would also allow for other qualifying organizations to offer health plans. Groups must have more than 100,000 dues-paying members and ...

Gregory’s bill is geared toward the Missouri Farm Bureau but would also allow for other qualifying organizations to offer health plans. Groups must have more than 100,000 dues-paying members and at ...

Farmers are advocating for Missouri House Bill 366, a piece of legislation that would allow the Missouri Farm Bill to offer health care benefits to its members. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Tornadoes Strike Missouri, Mississippi After Deadly Dust Storms, Wildfires Sweep Through Plains. Sean Breslin. March 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM. Copied; ...

Our current safety net is ill-equipped to address these issues, and the United States Census of Agriculture bears this out. From 2012 to 2022, the U.S. lost 208,816 farms and 181,123 cattle ...

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, also a Republican, urged the DOE “to halt the $4.9 billion loan” to aid Grain Belt, which he said “will unlawfully seize land from Missouri property ...

WATERLOO --- A dust-up about dust regulations has apparently been settled. Corn Belt lawmakers and producers feared for years the Environmental Protection Agency would impose stricter rules on ...