In a snow-covered field north of Des Moines, Lee Tesdell’s sheep seem comfortable, grazing in a paddock of Kernza, a ...

For decades, Crecencia B. Garan planted yellow corn in the river plains of Alcala, Cagayan — only to watch most of her ...

Undulating fields of wild grasses, where buzzing insects returned every year, is slowly being transformed into a heaving ...

With a new year just days away, we hope the following list of the top 10 patents of 2025 sparks interest in the state of ...

Assembly Bill 1830 requires that corn masa flour, the primary ingredient in corn tortillas, must contain a specified amount ...

A $1 million grant will help a company start making popcorn in an expansion that will employ 40 people in Deer Creek, a small ...

Study finds processed foods may trick bodies into thinking it's summer. Scientists found a hidden seasonal timer that reads ...

Discover how corn shelling bees and early mechanical shellers transformed American agriculture and strengthened rural ...

Illinois is a top agricultural state, generating billions of dollars annually, but even where stalks of corn and acres of ...

But first, Rich had to find a way to mill the grain into flour. She considered doing it herself, but was too busy opening a ...

The Illinois Stewardship Alliance, a local food and farm advocacy group, administered the program in its first year, 2024. The next year, the state appropriated $2 million in fiscal year 2025 to the ...