From sun up to sun down, Mason resident Emily Westfall rides, trains and works her barrel racing horses. In between time, she works in a veterinary office.

As a demolition derby driver, Hannah Paquette of Effingham isn't afraid of anything. It's the thought of getting up on a stage in front of a large crowd she finds a bit intimidating.

For the Macklin siblings, 4-H is a family affair, especially when it comes to the Effingham County Fair.

When it comes to 4-H, Future Farmers of America and the Effingham County Fair, Mason resident Emma Kuhns has done it all.

AURORA, Ore. – A unit of wheat is called a bushel, and a standard weight of potatoes is called a century. But hemp as a fully legal U.S. agricultural commodity is so new that a unit of hemp seed doesn’t yet have a universal name or an agreed-upon quantity.

SPRINGFIELD – Trent Lawrence had a rude awakening earlier this week. Overnight, mice had gotten into the greenhouse on his farm and eaten several dozen trays of seedlings he was planning to transplant into a field.

If you like munching on seedlings, consider directing your palate toward microgreens. These tiny vegetables burst with rich, leafy flavors ranging from spicy to sweet, and their nutritional power exceeds that of the adult plants.

The Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation has a program called the “Fields of Opportunity” that allows those who own farmland to give back to their community.

A Farina native has been making his mark at Purdue University in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering department. Bernie Engel is the new associate dean of research and graduate education for the College of Agriculture at the West Lafayette, Indiana, university.

Located on the edge of Teutopolis, Farmweld is one of the leading hog production manufacturers in the industry.

Faith Kemme, 24, of Altamont, has been working on the family farm since she was a child.

The Kevin Flach family of Montrose was chosen as the 2018 Conservation Farm Family of the Year by the Effingham County Soil & Water Conservation District.

The Equity is celebrating 100 years of serving farmers  across Illinois – and now, Indiana.

Moving with the times of technology in the world of farming, The Equity in Effingham started an online ordering and purchasing option for growers called CommoditAg.

Growing up on a farm in Marion County, Jacob Hanks of Omega has learned plenty about hard work, drive and determination.

Fighting to keep the American farmer competitive on the global soybean market, the U.S. Soybean Export Council works with the High Yield Plus Quality (HY+Q) program created by the Illinois Soybean Association in hopes of establishing a soybean quality standard that compares to other soybean-…

SOUTHERN INDIANA — At one point, tractors were seen as the future — a way for farmers to achieve so much more with less time and effort.

As technology advances in most areas of life today, farming has not been excluded from keeping up with the changes.

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Over the years, many young women have earned the title of Miss Effingham County Fair.

One of the centerpieces of the Effingham County fairgrounds is the Society Horse Barn. It’s one of the oldest structures on the fairgrounds.