In June, the Small Business Administration partnered with the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation to offer a webinar with an overview of PPP for borrowers. If you missed it, be … Read More

Food & Wine magazine named Eckert’s the best farm in Illinois. (KSDK

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has released entry forms for the Junior Livestock Expo and Junior Horse Show taking place on the Illinois State and Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. … Read More

Chicago corn and soybeans futures climbed on Wednesday as news of Chinese purchases offset strong yield prospects after recent rain across the Midwest offered relief to pollinating corn crops. (Reuters) … Read More

The Kane County Farm Bureau is serious about keeping bees and other pollinators happy and offered local residents the opportunity to create a buffet of flowers for them last weekend. … Read More

The U.K has removed any hope that it can reach a trade agreement with the U.S. – its biggest trading partner – before the U.S. presidential election in November. (International … Read More

Groceries are taking a bigger bite of household budgets these days. According to Fern’s AG Insider, the USDA predicts grocery prices will rise 3% on average this year, the highest … Read More

Tariffs, unfavorable prices and COVID-19 have battered the farm economy, groups seeking more federal dollars say. (CQ Roll Call)

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Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the condition of both U.S. crops was better than expected. Wheat dropped as global … Read More