An extensive buildup of barriers along China’s 3,000-mile southern border is under way, according to public documents, official statements and interviews with residents, ostensibly to battle Covid-19 but with likely … Read More

Tech companies are raising hundreds of millions of dollars, including backing from agriculture heavyweights like Bayer AG, in developing farm products that use living things like microbes and seaweed to … Read More

While speaking recently before the White House Competition Councill, President Joe Biden continued his call for “right to repair” and explained if you own a product, from a smartphone to … Read More

A Woodford County farm family is embarking on a mission to help ease food insecurity in central Illinois. Gibbs Family Farms, located in rural Benson, has set aside 2 acres … Read More

When challenges in the supply chain may have caused some farmers to reconsider their career producing pork, they propelled Alan Kollmann to adapt. (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton launched the Agricultural Equity and Food Insecurity Initiative, called #AgConnectsUsAll. (WSIL)

China has failed to meet its commitments under a two-year “Phase 1” trade deal that expired at the end of 2021, and discussions are continuing with Beijing on the matter, … Read More

As part of the Government of Canada’s approach to working in collaboration with international partners to mitigate the risks of climate change and create conditions for industry to remain competitive … Read More

Illinois is entrenched in large-scale international farm and food industries. But what about the state’s potential to build a resilient local food system? The first article of a two-part series … Read More

John Deere’s fully autonomous tractor could soon be in machine sheds across Illinois. The technology could mean a shift in a crucial sector of the economy that generates billions for … Read More