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.

These space weather events can disturb the Earth’s magnetic field and at this severe level cause “more frequent and longer ...

In this “agrihood” — a residential community that includes a working farm — kids play outside at a school that borders ...

The Tribune is launching a series of special reports to examine how corn and soybeans made Illinois an agricultural giant and ...

Teaching consumers about the dairy industry motivated Felicia Erickson and her husband, Dave Messerschmidt, to host the ...

Also known as selective breeding, artificial selection is the human-guided cousin of evolution by natural selection. Instead ...

About halfway between Minneapolis and Des Moines, you'll find a peaceful small town in northern Iowa that's perfect for a ...

Outside of Phoenix in suburban Gilbert, one farming family decided over 10 years ago to get ahead of development and urban ...

Monday, June 2 marks “602 Day,” where the city of Phoenix partners with local businesses to offer special discounts and deals ...

A look back at 10, 25, 50 and 120 years ago in Loveland-area news, from the archives of the Loveland Reporter-Herald.

Folks didn’t use to talk about being hydrated, not when I was young. I’m not sure why. It had to have been as important then ...

If you’re looking for the perfect way to kick off summer, mark your calendar for Father’s Day weekend, because the Edmonds ...