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The letters that pour into Prairie Farmer offices in support of Master Farmers make for the most uplifting reading the staff does all year. Here's a slice of the stories they tell about the 2024 Master Farmers.

The new center will provide connection and training for students and professionals who communicate about food and agriculture.

My Generation: Farm debt has been increasing since 1991, and farm incomes are projected to be 25% lower this year than last. Here's what to do with tough numbers on the farm.

Five new Illinois farmers join the ranks of Prairie Farmer's Master Farmers today, plus a new Honorary Master Farmer.

Four things you need to know include who got rain and when, what’s happening with foreign farmland investors, what the E15 waiver really means and how to get on a commodity board.

Here's what you need to know to make the most of the 2024 Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days.

Reports that the weather is warmer and wetter than normal are no surprise to farmers with saturated fields, but are they losing nitrogen? Plus, how to get your kids involved in crop scouting.

With U.S. EPA’s existing stocks order in place, here’s what farmers need to know to apply dicamba in-season in 2024.

Do you know someone who should be named a Prairie Farmer Master Farmer next year? Here's how you can nominate them.

Illinois lawmakers have little appetite for good agricultural science around pesticides. Meanwhile, the wind’s blowing harder, herbicides are on the move, and farmers have some decisions to make.