This hard freeze will affect a number of cold-sensitive, essential crops, including tomatoes, peppers, sweet corn, green beans, basil, and citrus plants — the last of which already face a losing ...

Local pop-up Ovinloven celebrates a life of pie—plus, a mini guide to the region’s best sweet and savory pies for Pi(e) Day, March 14.

Hundreds of visitors to downtown Freeport went in and out of local stores to check out chocolatiers from across the state. Around 16 chocolatiers attended the fifth Freeport Chocolate Festival on ...

When stores sell tortillas in quantities too big for one meal, leftovers can be fried and crumbled over dishes, mushed up to thicken sauces or used as flavoring.

Track early corn growth stages to time input applications. From V1 to tasseling, protect yield potential with a proactive management plan.

Utah-based High West is one of a handful of emergent non-distilling producers looking to pounce as the American whiskey market begins heating up. Already known for sourced rye blends, High West ...

When BevTest’s panels finished their 2025 judging, a handful of American whiskeys emerged with top scores—here’s what makes those bottles stand out from the pack.

This popular social media technique involves four steps. First, cut off the ends of the sweet potato, leaving about a quarter-sized amount of flesh exposed on either end. Roast the sweet potato at ...

The Arikara Tribe led the last tribal movement north to North Dakota. They were skilled corn farmers who relied on the crop for sustenance and trade. They were also the first Plains tribe to battle ...

FREEPORT, Ill. — Corn diseases can produce mycotoxins that impact the corn silage in dairy cattle rations. “Tar spot or southern rust can contribute to the mycotoxin accumulation,” said Damon Smith, ...