Category: Agriculture News

News about food, farming, business, politics and policy that impacts central Illinois farmers.

CALIFORNIA FIRES TAKE A DEEP TOLL ON WINE COUNTRY –

Beyond the financial cost of the destruction in Napa Valley is the emotional price, as wine that’s been nurtured from vineyard to barrel flows down the drain. (New York Times) … Read More

GERMANY FINDS THREE NEW AFRICAN SWINE FEVER CASES IN WILD BOAR –

Three more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in wild boars in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, Germany’s federal agriculture ministry said on its website on … Read More

ETHANOL INDUSTRY TAKES PANDEMIC IN STRIDE: FARM COUNTRY KNOWS ETHANOL IS HERE TO STAY –

Farmers in the Midwest know that ethanol is probably going to be around in some form right up until the day the last gas-powered car heads to the scrapyard. (In … Read More

A DEDICATED CULT OF GROWERS LOOK TO GROW THE BIGGEST GIANT PUMPKIN IN ILLINOIS, AIMING FOR 2,000 POUNDS

Growing giant pumpkins is a world onto itself, with its own jargon, legends, rumors, superstars, even endorsement deals, a book of rules and a governing body. (Chicago Tribune)

USDA AWARDS $498K FOR ILLINOIS WETLANDS PROJECT –

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced it will award $498,010 for a new wetland mitigation banking project in Illinois through the Wetland Mitigation Banking … Read More

GOURDS GALORE: VISIT PUMPKIN FARMS FOR DECORATIONS, FAMILY FUN

If you want to head out and pick a pumpkin at a farm, you have a wide range of places to choose from. (Times of Northwest Indiana)

VENEZUELA’S FOOD CHAIN IS BREAKING, AND MILLIONS GO HUNGRY

A widespread scarcity of gasoline is the latest blow to domestic food production in Venezuela, preventing goods from getting to market and farmers from filling up their tractors. (Wall Street … Read More

U.S. AGRICULTURE SECRETARY SAYS UNSURE IF CHINA WILL MEET PHASE 1 FARM COMMITMENT

China may fall short of annual agricultural product purchasing commitments made in its Phase 1 trade deal with the United States due to “non-agricultural trade issues,” U.S. Department of Agriculture … Read More

HEMP HARVEST UNDERWAY AT SIU CARBONDALE –

The SIU College of Agriculture is starting to harvest their hemp research field. (WSIL)

CORN HARVEST IS ABOVE AVERAGE –

A generally above average corn harvest is underway across Monroe County and surrounding areas this fall. (Republic-Times)

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