Ag News

Illinois Department of Agriculture officials say they need more information on a proposed livestock facility in Adams County.

Mo. Gov. Mike Parson introduces two new programs to help Missouri farmers battle the worsening drought.

A new $7.3 million permanent exhibit meant to teach how food is produced is coming to the St. Louis Science Center.

Police in the central Illinois town of Pekin say a man is dead after he became trapped in a corn dryer at a processing plant.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture says that both the corn and soybean harvests are about 50 percent complete.

Crop experts say there should be enough pumpkins for Halloween, but that supplies of canned pumpkin could be scarce by Thanksgiving.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has accepted the resignation of the state's Agriculture Department director and the director of the state fair.

A 51-year-old northwest Missouri man died after he was thrown from his tractor when it overturned on a state highway.

The University of Missouri Extension Service says continued wet weather has led to serious problems in the state's wheat fields.

Officials with the USDA in Illinois say they'll seek a federal disaster declaration to make farmers eligible for assistance with flood-damaged crops.