This week’s farm and rural news rundown will focus on the first USDA crop reports issued in several weeks, and the ramifications of the recently ended partial federal government shutdown…
Topping the past week in farm and rural news comes the late-week announcement by the U.S. president that the record-long shutdown of the federal government has ended with a temporary…
This week’s farm and rural news roundup offers information about Rep. Cheri Bustos’ appointment to a key Democratic leadership position, along with news of a new U of I publication…
This week’s farm and rural news roundup includes details on incoming Governor J.B. Pritzker’s agriculture team, which includes some folks central Illinois farmers may be familiar…
This week’s roundup of farm and rural news for Illinois farmers and rural dwellers includes, apparently, a final, approved committee farm bill the president indicated he would sign….
In this week’s farm and rural news corral, we recap a wild week of plunging and surging soybean prices apparently sparked by rumor, innuendo and government shutdown. What happened?…
A happy new year to all of my readers! Wishing the news was better, but the new year has so far been dominated by news of the partial government shutdown. Guess which business sector…
The good news is that the president has signed the 2018 Farm Bill. The bad news: the government has shut down, and the soybean and corn markets– along with prices– are continuing…
Hinsdale couple file $500 million ...A Hinsdale couple have filed a $500 million claim against a car ...
Renovations close RiverEdge for seasonAurora’s RiverEdge Park is known around northern Illinois as a gem when ...
Chicago police shoot two suspects ...Chicago police shot two suspects – one fatally – in separate incidents ...
Suspect charged in fatal Streamwood ...A suspect has been charged in connection with the stabbing deaths of ...
