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(The Center Square) – Illinois farmers have been in catch-up mode during planting season after a wet spring. As of mid-May, less than half of the corn and soybean crops had been put in the ground. Mark S...
Student membership in the agriculture organization FFA is at an all-time high, yet the average age of farmers is rising and there are fewer farms in the U.S. than ever before. What do these shifting populations say about the future of agriculture?
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Total farms and ranches and average acreage size all decreased in Illinois, according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture.
The USDA is out with its Ag Census, which is produced every five years.