Huntley police said they found the bodies Wednesday afternoon of two people shot to death  in the home of the 11000 block of Janice Dr. in Huntley.

Milk it while you can. Price tags on everything from french onion dip to sour cream are falling. And though a drop for a nutritional staple like milk points to major economic trouble, consumers nonetheless are reaping the benefits of the plunge in dairy prices.

Marlington High School future farmers drove their tractors to school this morning. It’s  part of FFA week.

As you scan Steve Mayes' honey-making operation in Mackinaw, with its large industrial pot and plastic teddy bear containers ready to be filled, you wouldn't know his industry was in trouble.

In addition to being a volunteer and historical reenactor, Suzy Beggin Craft is also a shepherdess. She has kept sheep for approximately eight years.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency believe cow burps are destroying the environment, but U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, believes putting a tax on every cow to stem the tide smells even worse.

A recovery in corn and soybean prices over the next six months is generally expected, making ownership of the crops beyond harvest prudent, said a University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist.

Zack "Bubba" Siwinski realizes Berkshire pigs are more challenging to raise than crossbreeds. But the payoff is pork that beats anything you can buy in the supermarket.

While demand for corn this spring and summer skyrocketed — partially fueled by demand for ethanol to add to gasoline supplies — farmers whose livelihoods depend on sale prices are surprised at recent price drops.

The lessons Cleo Muller learned through her participation in the 4-H program are so ingrained that she can still quote part of the first speech she made 75 years ago.

Eating burgers could make glaciers melt faster. The statement is a bit of a shortcut in logic, but author Gene Baur says it makes the point about issues faced globally.

Three men faces charges from a fight at a Huntley birthday party in which a man lost an eye.

Experiencing grass-finished beef is "tasting beef for the first time . . . an all-time high, a thrill" says farmer, Ph.D. and cookbook author Shannon Hayes.

Larry Anderson has heard before that farming is one of the most dangerous professions. But it sometimes takes tragedies like the farm accident Monday that killed a father and son in a slurry pit to remind him.

James Walker Sr., who knows the challenges of netting a profit from agriculture, created the Rol-Hopper, a farm implement designed to expedite grain harvest.