Industrial hemp is a new addition to Midwestern agriculture, and producers are learning while they develop practices in real time. To help, University of Illinois Extension commercial…
This week in farm and rural news: the Illinois Farm Bureau has issued a new action report that addresses COVID-19 challenges to agriculture; we will summarize them. Also this week:…
Along with livestock, poultry and dairy producers, you can add Illinois corn farmers to the list of agricultural producers facing bankruptcy and insolvency due to the effects…
SPRINGFIELD – The meat supply chain, which was running at full capacity at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now taking a hit as the disease infects plant workers and threatens…
With farmers in their fields and on the roads, it appears to be business as usual for the U.S. agriculture industry. But this is no ordinary year, and the repercussions of the COVID-19…
Strong winds, hail and thunderstorms did some damage to Illinois crops last week to top the week’s farm and rural news cycle. Will this increase prevent planting claims? We also have…
This week’s roundup of news for Illinois farmers and rural dwellers includes unsettling news for farmers, ranchers and the general public: herd euthanasia. Across Illinois and the…
Our nation has a farm crisis, a medical care and supply crisis, a budding economic cataclysm and other horrifying pending disasters that aren’t really on the way to getting fixed….
One killed, another injured in ...One man was killed and another man was injured Monday night in ...
Statewide childhood lead testing plannedNearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk ...
Chicago man charged with hate ...A Chicago man faces multiple felonies in connection with properties being defaced ...
Former teacher continues to find ...Phyllis Scheuer has had plenty of roles in Fieldcrest Community Unit School ...
