Last year, when COVID-19 emerged, there were runs on grocery stores that turned people to local sources of food. While vendors of local food are now as popular as ever, … Read More

Covid lockdowns helped to break the taboo against delivering great food to people’s homes. The world’s finest eateries now routinely offer gourmet home kits, with prices sometimes running to four … Read More

Overall warmer-than-normal trends are expected to continue through the end of March 2021 in the Corn Belt. (Successful Farming)  

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Friday that a Mexican plan to ban imports of genetically modified (GMO) corn would apply to grain used for human food products, not … Read More

The Biden administration’s ambitious plan to create a multibillion-dollar bank to help pay farmers to capture carbon from the atmosphere is running into skepticism, challenging Agriculture Department officials to persuade … Read More

Kari Underly, the founder and owner of Range Meat Academy, was this year’s keynote presenter for the Kankakee County Farm Bureau Young Leaders. She spoke with the group virtually on … Read More

While urban agriculture can play a role in supporting food supply chains for many major American cities it is unrealistic to expect it to provide the majority of nutrition for … Read More

Learn to eat healthy as you support local growers in a monthly series by University of Illinois Extension experts. Each webinar begins at noon and lasts 30 minutes. Nutrition experts … Read More

After reevaluating previous COVID-19 aid programs for farmers, the USDA has announced a new, four-part Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. (Successful Farming)

Through the end of April, Illinois families can receive financial aid for food purchases to support their child who typically would have received free or reduced-price meals from in-person school. … Read More