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 ...

Rachel Cobb, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service and the Fire and Weather focal person, said one of the main reasons for the spread is wind.