Category: Agriculture News

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

STATE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT CAPTURES FIRST MALE ASIAN GIANT HORNET DETECTED IN THE U.S. –

The first male Asian giant hornet in Washington state and the first in the U.S. has been captured, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture. (Q13 FOX)  

FARM SALES WILL LOOK DIFFERENT THIS FALL, REQUIRING MORE WORK FROM POTENTIAL BUYERS –

The coronavirus has forced farmland brokers to get creative. Typically they’re busy setting their fall auction line-up this time of year, but now they’re also having to take local rules … Read More

ARMERS LOOK AHEAD TO HARVEST SEASON –

Adams County Farm Bureau President Brent Clair said this year’s harvest will be one of the best he’s seen in years because of the good amounts of rain and heat. … Read More

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION APPROVES OPENING ARCTIC REFUGE FOR DRILLING –

The official decision to open the Arctic wildlife refuge comes at a time when few in the industry are expected to take a risk on unexplored properties. (Politico)  

AS CALIFORNIA STRUGGLES WITH COVID-19, FARMWORKERS ARE AMONG MOST AFFECTED –

Residents of the agriculture-rich Central Valley are falling victim to Covid-19 at the highest rates in California, endangering a largely immigrant workforce during harvest season and helping drive the state’s … Read More

IFB COVID-19 RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT:

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended the hours of service waiver originally set to expire August 14. Those waivers can now be used until September 14, 2020. … Read More

STORM DAMAGE TO FARMS COULD BE WORSE SAYS FARM BUREAU MANAGER –

Damage to farms in Kendall and Grundy counties from Monday’s storm could be worse. That’s according to Kendall-Grundy Farm Bureau Manager Victoria Wax. (WSPY)

PHILIPPINES BANS CHICKEN IMPORTS FROM BRAZIL ON CORONAVIRUS SCARE

The Philippines imposed a temporary ban on poultry meat imports from Brazil on Friday after two cities in China found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen … Read More

EPA’S WHEELER CONFIRMS DICAMBA RE-REGISTRATION IS BEING CONSIDERED

The administrator of the EPA Andrew Wheeler says the re-registration review of three dicamba products that were part of a California court case earlier this summer is ongoing. (Brownfield)

WHY YOU SHOULDN’T BE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING THE CORONAVIRUS FROM FOOD

– Health experts say there’s no evidence the coronavirus can be transmitted through food. (CNN)  

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