BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Most farmers are starting harvest earlier than usual despite recent cool weather that slowed the drying process of corn in area fields. In McLean County, harvest began for ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois corn harvest was at 6% as of Sunday, compared to the five-year average of 16% at this point in the season according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Illinois Crop ...

YORKVILLE, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has declared a statewide harvest emergency to help agricultural workers hit hard by rain-related delays. The Republican issued a statement saying the ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- As Illinois farmers begin shipping corn from fields to grain silos, it's starting to shape up as one of the most erratic harvests in recent years. Crops that survived inclement ...

Illinois corn is maturing so quickly this summer that one University of Illinois crop expert expects an early harvest, with combines in some fields by Labor Day. "It's progressed very nicely," Fred E.

The harvest is quickly wrapping up in Illinois with 94% of the soybeans and 88% of the corn out of the field. And this fall has produced some mixed and surprising yield results for farmers. In central ...