With livestock on 1 in 3 Illinois farms, animal agriculture is an economic engine for our state. Livestock farms offer important sources of revenue for local businesses, strengthen the food … Read More
The Illinois Conservation Fund has kicked off the Working Farms Fund program to enable new and young farmers to secure farmland for local food production. (The Center Square)
On Sunday, the USDA confirmed a case of avian influenza in a non-poultry, non-commercial flock in Knox County, Maine. The surrounding area has been quarantined, and the birds have been … Read More
To increase healthier outcomes for communities, SNAP Education at University of Illinois Extension will host two separate regional Illinois Hunger and Health Conferences to catalyze collaboration among local, public and … Read More
Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley arrived in Dubai Feb. 15 to launch USDA’s first trade mission since November 2019. Whitley is kicking off the trade mission for Secretary of … Read More
A new temporary visa program for workers from El Salvador will provide a welcome labor pool for Illinois farms this year. Thanks to a 2020 agreement between the United States … Read More
During Sunday’s showing of America’s biggest football game, Monroe Countians were greeted with a familiar face asking viewers to imagine a future where plastics are not made from petroleum, but … Read More
Carbon pipeline companies looking to take carbon emissions from ethanol plants and pipe liquid carbon through multiple states are starting to face more organized landowner resistance. (DTN)
To better understand the media coverage about soil conservation practices, researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison used advanced data science methods to collect and analyze online stories about soil conservation … Read More
Wholesale inflation in the U.S. surged again last month, rising 9.7% from a year earlier, in a sign that price pressures remain high at all levels of the economy. (CBS … Read More
