The U.S. Department of Agriculture will host a webinar on the Farmers to Families Food Box Program to discuss a new solicitation opportunity on July 28, 2020, at 2 p.m. … Read More

The Illinois Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers and agrichemical facilities to save their empty agrichemical containers as they will once again be hosting free container recycling days throughout the … Read More

The first confirmed coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa meatpacking plant was far more severe than previously known, with more than twice as many workers becoming infected than the state Department … Read More

The legislation for the first time guarantees money for land acquisition and preservation, but conservatives denounced it as a federal land grab. (New York Times)

U.S. frozen pork inventories fell 25% from a year earlier at the end of June, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday, after coronavirus outbreaks in meatpacking plants slowed production. … Read More

A pickup in demand for milk products in China and other parts of Asia has sparked a rebound in global dairy prices, improving the profit outlook for farmers from New … Read More

A report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on surging beef costs during the coronavirus pandemic avoided any conclusion on whether big meatpacking companies manipulated prices. (Bloomberg)  

On Wednesday, USDA released the Boxed Beef and Fed Cattle Price Spread Investigation Report. Prepared by AMS in coordination with USDA’s office of the chief economist, the report summarizes market … Read More

In June, the Small Business Administration partnered with the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation to offer a webinar with an overview of PPP for borrowers. If you missed it, be … Read More

Food & Wine magazine named Eckert’s the best farm in Illinois. (KSDK