SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Public Health now has the ability to test for the 2019 novel coronavirus in-state, meaning shorter wait times for test results for people…
Farmers: the USDA is “freaking out,” in the words of one crop agency manager, over the small number of U.S. farmers who have made their crop insurance decisions for 2020. Why the…
SPRINGFIELD — A Chicago resident is the second person in the United States with a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, and has killed at least…
China is not buying and U.S. soybean producers continue to feel the pinch. A trade dispute between the two nations has seen sales of raw soybeans to the China market plunge since that…
Farm associations from the state of Illinois joined with national farm groups last week to stand behind the hashtag #TradeNotTariffs, a platform launched by the American Soybean Association…
SPRINGFIELD – Soybean farmers in Illinois cannot catch a break. After a promising trade deal with China last month gave farmers hope amid an intense trade war, the deadly Wuhan coronavirus…
While we were still reeling from the news of Illinois Agriculture Director John Sullivan’s sudden resignation, a lot happened in the world of agriculture last week. For instance:…
For the Cahokia, grain terminals along the Mississippi River, it would seem an inauspicious time for a trade war between the between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China. Just…
New state project launches ...
Gov. J.B Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) ...
State health dept. partnership ...
To help increase capacity and facilitate faster access to COVID-19 testing in ...
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This week’s farm and rural news roundup includes info on a meat ...
First Lady makes visit ...
City Colleges of Chicago hosted on Thursday, Oct. 14 First Lady Dr ...
