RFD News and Views wishes our readers a happy and healthy new year! Here are some of the top year-end agricultural news highlights: Livestock producers battle frigid weather…
The arctic-cold conclusion of December 2022 found many of us huddled indoors with family and pets, praying that we didn’t lose electricity. Many people, including those in rural Stark…
This week’s offering of farm and rural news headlines is topped by words of wisdom from Illinois Corn’s Lindsay Mitchell as voters prepare to visit their polling places for the…
More access to locally grown produce means more food sold. That was DeKalb Farmers Market manager Virginia Filicetti’s reasoning when she opted to allow people to buy vendors’ fruits…
With the official start of summer upon us, it’s time for farmers to start talking about — what else — the weather? We have a lot of info on how dry it was, how dry it is and what…
Farmers wondering how much anhydrous ammonia will cost them in the spring received some guidance from the U of I farmdoc team last week and Illinois producers are being advised to respond…
In this week’s peek between the rows we have news about how the 2022 harvest is faring in Illinois, along with announcements of state and federal funding for conservation and clean…
The Illinois Capital Development Board announced last week that $58.1 million in upgrades to the State Fairgrounds were underway. Also in the news: Illinois corn acreage is down in…
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 ...
