Dozens of representatives with an interest in soil and water issues met in Springfield on Wednesday to discuss progress on ...

No-till and cover crops are among the best ways to counter topsoil erosion, but Trump administration may reduce federal ...

Lightning bug populations may be on the decline in Illinois and the U.S. Here's a look at why and how you can help.

There are several reasons why some places might be seeing more of these glowy beetles this summer. The first is wet weather.

Although they don’t spread by underground root structures, wild violets do freely self-seed to the point of behaving as invasive plants in the lawn. In that case, remove by hand or spot spray with a ...

Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large ...

As part of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending package, the SALT deduction cap will rise from $10,000 to $40,000 for ...

Here in Illinois, the best we’ve managed to do is form working groups to study our state’s property tax problem — which is ...

Illinois got yet another boost because glaciers killed off the state's one-time woodland terrain and replaced it with prairie grasses, which feed even more crop-friendly nutrients into the soil ...