Silage harvest is beginning in some areas. It’s always difficult to forecast weather, but if dry field conditions persist, potential for combine and field fires will increase. A high-temperature ...

While dry field conditions are helping central Illinois farmers with harvest, they are also concerning, according to Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist. He says the most immediate challenge ...

The recent warm, dry and windy conditions have made fighting grass and field fires even tougher than normal. A fire that started Monday still smolders more than 24 hours later near the railroad ...