State Fair butter cow unveiled
August 12, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The final preparation for the opening of the 2021 Illinois State Fair took place Wednesday with the traditional unveiling of the butter cow. This year’s sculpture,…
SPRINGFIELD – The final preparation for the opening of the 2021 Illinois State Fair took place Wednesday with the traditional unveiling of the butter cow. This year’s sculpture,…
In this week’s peek between the rows we have more about the expected spike in fertilizer prices, along with info on what one Illinois pig farmer did with his stimulus money to benefit…
The 2021 Illinois State Fair runs from Thursday, Aug. 12 through Sunday, Aug. 22 at the fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave., Springfield. The fairgrounds are open from 7 a.m. to midnight…
This week in agriculture: economists are warning farmers to brace for record input costs in 2022, and the University of Illinois’ new Agronomy Day format is underway. Also: did you…
Next week is Farmers’ Market Week in Illinois, meaning it’s time to go get those fresh ears of sweet corn, ripe watermelons and other tasty Illinois-grown food products from your…
This week’s farm and rural news roundup offers information on moisture-related crop issues turning up in Illinois fields, along with information on Farm-to-School government grants…
Wet fields kept the majority of Illinois farmers from planting for a second consecutive week, but windows for field work will be arriving soon. In addition, the U.S. EPA finally green-lighted…
Third in a series looking at the public funding of sports stadiums in Illinois Pat Quinn was on the ice in 2010 when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and in Houston in 2005 when…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have made an impact….
SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval. Senate Bill 3481, sponsored…
Scott Britton walked out to driveway to get his Sunday newspaper, only to find near it a plastic bag filled with rice (to keep it from blowing away) and anti-Semitic literature. Britton,…
First in a series looking at the public funding of Illinois sports stadiums Tom Tresser gets sick every time he hears something is needed to make Chicago “a world-class city.” “It…