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Juan Arbelaez (left) and a rice sensory testing sample (right).
Rami Jameel | August 7, 2025

Genomic techniques can streamline breeding for grain quality

Connor Sible (left) and Fred Below (right) stand side-by-side in a corn field smiling at the camera
Kylie Corral | July 30, 2025

Yield of Dreams Field Day takes Agronomy Days into home stretch

Two men in hats and university-branded t-shirts stand in the foreground. The background is a crop field.
Lauren Quinn | July 16, 2025

Biologicals vs. biostimulants: Illinois study clarifies crop input confusion

A greenish corn cob with irregularly shaped kernels is held out towards the viewer by an ARS employee. In the background are multi-colored dried corn cobs.
Lauren Quinn | July 14, 2025

Crucial mutant corn stocks threatened under 2026 USDA budget

A man in a dress shirt standing in front of a field
Marianne Stein | July 8, 2025

Stephen Long recognized as 2025 World Food Prize Top Agri-Food Pioneer

Three men stand thigh-deep in a soybean field
Lauren Quinn | July 7, 2025

New land grant research detects dicamba damage from the sky

A field with rows of tall corn plants on the left and shorter green soybean plants on the right, separated by a narrow dirt path under a clear sky.
Lauren Quinn | June 23, 2025

Corn after soy: New study quantifies rotation benefits and trade-offs

A green tractor pulls a covered wagon with seated passengers on a gravel path near a white building under a cloudy sky
Kylie Corral | June 20, 2025

Agronomy Days at Illinois continue with research tours, field days, and more

A professor and student stand in front of a white board.
Rami Jameel | June 17, 2025

More than memorization: How a Crop Sciences class cultivates systems thinkers

Portraits of Carl Bernacchi, Stephen Long, and Donald Ort, all smiling and facing the camera.
Illinois News Bureau | June 12, 2025

Review: Heat-resilient crops are within reach — given enough time and money

Dozens of wooden boxes with labels line a set of shelves. On the floor are large burlap sacks filled with soybeans. In the foreground, a box contains a jar with the word "soybeans."
Lauren Quinn | June 11, 2025

Safeguarding soybeans: Preserving genetic diversity for a resilient future

Man smiling and holding a leaf with three segments
Illinois News Bureau | May 29, 2025

Report: ‘Future-proofing’ crops will require urgent, consistent effort