Across the state the talk around the kitchen table is of late planting. We have a planting update, along with a look at the Prevented Planting program as the deadline rapidly approaches…
In this week’s farm and rural news digest, we will catch up on the latest legislative and regulatory matters affecting agriculture, and delve into the latest USDA Prospective Plantings…
SPRINGFIELD – A bill meant to stem nutrient pollution resulting from farm runoff has met opposition from a formidable foe — the Illinois Farm Bureau — as negotiations on a final…
For our first column of 2022, we look at some of the top issues facing Illinois farmers in the new year. We also have a look back at the amazing contributions of Illinois pork producers…
The state’s top rural news item from the past week was the tornadoes and high winds that crossed southern and central Illinois, leaving behind death and destruction. We have a report…
The pandemic greatly accelerated online food purchases and created a new revenue stream for many restaurants in the form of curbside sales. And now, even as masks come off with the…
New year, new tech: John Deere has announced the world’s first fully autonomous tractor system will be available to farmers later this year. Also in the news: the farm bureau is asking…
In what his mother is calling a Christmas miracle, the search for a donor kidney for a Streator teen and former FFA member has ended with a successful transplant. We have the details,…
First openly LGBTQ legislative ...
SPRINGFIELD – House Majority Leader Greg Harris, the number two Democrat in ...
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Illinois farmer Jeff O’Connor hosted President Joe Biden and Ag Secretary Tom ...
DCFS chief faces more ...
Leah is a 13-year-old girl under Department of Children and Family Services ...
Pritzker signs legislation supporting ...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on May 18 signed two bills designed to provide ...
