Illinois Secretary of State’s offices are opening back up for business. You can call and ask about online options for completing renewals and other transactions. If you plan to visit … Read More

– A knock to food consumption in a global recession triggered by a coronavirus epidemic could produce a “market shock” of tumbling agricultural prices, the U.N.’s food agency and the … Read More

As restaurants and bars continue to reopen for indoor dining, while struggling to survive, the question for some customers remains: Should you dine out indoors? Guidelines from the city and … Read More

People have been buying more canned tuna during the economic downturn, in part because it’s a cheap protein. But producers of the canned fish are dealing with higher prices and … Read More

The National Restaurant Association projects 100,000 restaurants have been closed down over the past two weeks due to COVID-19 restrictions under state and local government mandates, as the advocacy group … Read More

A deadly swine disease and the coronavirus pandemic may be hurting meat production for now, but they won’t stop the industry’s expansion over the next decade, largely thanks to the … Read More

Chicago wheat futures edged lower on Thursday but held close to a near three-month high struck a day earlier as talk of Chinese purchases and concern about northern hemisphere harvests … Read More

President Trump finalized a major overhaul Wednesday of one of the country’s most consequential environmental laws on the grounds that it has slowed the construction of highways, pipelines and other … Read More

 Illinois Farm Bureau is partnering with the IL Specialty Growers Association and the USDA Farm Service Agency to offer a special conference call on July 21st at 11:00am for farmers … Read More

It’s been more than 15 years since Illinois farmer Steve Turner has grown green beans on his sandy, irrigated soil, but this year opportunity came knocking. While he hadn’t planted … Read More