Your weekly farm and rural news roundup focuses this week on the politics of farming, with several new bills and proposed legislation being lauded by Illinois farmers and ag organizations….
Corn gained value last week when the USDA lowered its projected 2020 yield estimate for Illinois, but was harvest size again impacted by weather after the latest wind storms? We also…
The signs of spring are popping up all around us. Flowers are emerging. The grass is growing. Birds are singing. Soon we will also be seeing the Mason bees emerging from their winter…
Conservation is a key component of Cosley Zoo’s mission, and one of the zoo’s conservation efforts has involved Blanding’s turtles. Blanding’s turtles are medium-sized, semi-aquatic…
Identifying ways to improve and increase habitat for monarch butterflies in Illinois is the focus of a new online survey this month and a planned conservation summit meeting in Springfield…
Federal funding is based on census population, including funding for wildlife, ecosystems, and air and water quality. “Many federally funded programs that keep our drinking…
As we begin the new year and the third decade of the 21st century, perhaps the most crucial hurdle facing agriculture remains soil, water and air conservation. With the past decade…
Leaked budget numbers from the Trump Administration show Environmental Protection Agency funding for Great Lakes initiatives reduced to a trickle from $300 million to $10 million. This…
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the 2021 recipients of the Order of Lincoln ...
State High Court to ...
SPRINGFIELD – A case before the Illinois Supreme Court centers on whether ...
Pritzker signs revised state ...
SPRINGFIELD – Despite opposition from Republicans as well as reform groups, Gov ...
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