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.

After a five-month investigation by the Huntley Police Department, a former Huntley school superintendent will not be charged with  misconduct charges.

Community leader. Dedicated professional. Avid Bears fan.
This is how many describe Huntley Village Manager Carl Tomaso, who died suddenly June 25 at his home.

Both the Democratic and Republican 18th Congressional District candidates are rebuffing GOP presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain’s call to end subsidies for U.S. ethanol production.

Corn prices, already above $7 a bushel, are jumping even more as the result of flooding that has indefinitely shut down barge traffic on the upper Mississippi River.

Corn prices, already above $7 a bushel, are jumping even more as the result of flooding that has indefinitely shut down barge traffic on the upper Mississippi River.

Lyndon Hartz is a young college graduate banking on faith that people still value the taste of sweet corn picked at the crack of dawn and sold with the dew still clinging to the silks.

Attractive grain prices have Mississippi Delta farmers putting as much of their land as possible in production this year. They need good returns on their investment with input costs soaring as well.

With grocery prices increasing rapidly, especially for produce, the media has reporting that home vegetable gardening is dramatically on the rise.

Worldwide antique dealers and collectors will gather at Donley’s Wild West Town for the 33rd annual Phonograph and Music Box Show.

Is increased corn production for ethanol really the cause of high food prices? Are cows really to blame for global warming? 

Phil White has perfected his techniques to coax sweet corn out of the ground in April, but it’s still a gamble every year to be the first to have it on the farm stand.