Nearly 20 student leaders from across Illinois gathered in Bloomington-Normal for two days of focused career and leadership development at the Premier 20 Leadership Conference. The event brought together top young representatives of the state’s youth agriculture programs for workshops, peer discu...

Purdue researchers report that precision agriculture does not automatically translate into higher farm revenue efficiency across all operations. Chad Fiechter told RFD News the work analyzed Kansas producers over a 20-year Kansas study and measured how well farms turned inputs an...

Kang Huang, an assistant professor in Washington State University’s Department of Biological Systems Engineering, has secured three National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants to cut microbial spoilage and improve food safety across production stages. The projects target pre-harvest protect...

Drone imagery is moving from novelty to routine on U.S. farms as more companies offer flying, sensors and analytics as a service. Many producers now rely on aerial scans for early alerts on stand establishment, emergence and spotty stress before problems are visible from the cab. Turnkey ...