April 4 is right around the corner. Are you up-to-date on important municipal election deadlines? FarmWeek’s Kay Shipman caught up with Illinois Farm Bureau’s Ashley Cravens to discuss voter eligibility, … Read More
Russ Hiatt of Hiatt Farmland Service in Champaign says that could leave the farmland market “in a holding pattern.” Hiatt has seen these types of cycles before during his … Read More
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood discusses policies like the License Act and the Drive Safe Act that streamline the driver education process and gives young drivers the ability to cross state … Read More
Farmers, gardeners, government officials, schools and others in urban areas planning ag projects and innovative production can apply for a USDA grant until March 27. Projects may target food access, … Read More
The organization brought back a farmer panel at the Illinois Dairy Summit to give farmers a way to connect with experts and each other and learn about changes they can … Read More
After filling a record 139 teacher openings last year, school districts across the state have plans to open, reopen or extend agriculture education programs. Advisers with Facilitating Coordination in … Read More
Decatur schools are addressing ag workforce challenges with a 22,000-square-foot Dwayne Andreas Ag Academy FFA Ag Education Center and Illinois Agri-Food Alliance is launching a new initiative, Agnitor, which offers … Read More
Nearly half of the current Congress wasn’t in office when the 2018 farm bill was passed, meaning the 2023 bill will require farmers to advocate harder than they have in … Read More
As farmers shift their soybean planting window earlier, seeds and seedlings are exposed for longer periods of time to cooler damp soils that favor pathogens like Fusarium, the pathogen that … Read More
USDA invites urban farmers, innovative producers and other stakeholders to virtually attend Feb. 23 the fourth public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. The … Read More
