Category: Agriculture News

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

SHOULD YOU DINE OUT IN CHICAGO? HEALTH EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON RISKS, AND HOW TO REDUCE THEM –

As restaurants and bars continue to reopen for indoor dining, while struggling to survive, the question for some customers remains: Should you dine out indoors? Guidelines from the city and … Read More

CORONAVIRUS HAS AMERICANS HOOKED ON CANNED TUNA, AND PRODUCERS ARE PLAYING CATCH UP –

People have been buying more canned tuna during the economic downturn, in part because it’s a cheap protein. But producers of the canned fish are dealing with higher prices and … Read More

RESTAURANT TRADE GROUP SAYS PANDEMIC AID WASN’T ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN THE INDUSTRY, AS CLOSURES STRIKE AGAIN –

The National Restaurant Association projects 100,000 restaurants have been closed down over the past two weeks due to COVID-19 restrictions under state and local government mandates, as the advocacy group … Read More

APPETITE FOR CHICKEN TO DRIVE MEAT OUTPUT REBOUND IN NEXT DECADE –

A deadly swine disease and the coronavirus pandemic may be hurting meat production for now, but they won’t stop the industry’s expansion over the next decade, largely thanks to the … Read More

GRAINS-WHEAT HOLDS NEAR 3-MONTH TOP ON CHINA DEMAND TALK, WORLD CROP RISKS –

Chicago wheat futures edged lower on Thursday but held close to a near three-month high struck a day earlier as talk of Chinese purchases and concern about northern hemisphere harvests … Read More

TRUMP SCALES BACK LANDMARK ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, SAYING IT WILL HELP RESTART THE ECONOMY –

President Trump finalized a major overhaul Wednesday of one of the country’s most consequential environmental laws on the grounds that it has slowed the construction of highways, pipelines and other … Read More

IFB COVID-19 RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT:

 Illinois Farm Bureau is partnering with the IL Specialty Growers Association and the USDA Farm Service Agency to offer a special conference call on July 21st at 11:00am for farmers … Read More

GREEN BEANS PUT THE BLACK BACK IN BUDGETS –

It’s been more than 15 years since Illinois farmer Steve Turner has grown green beans on his sandy, irrigated soil, but this year opportunity came knocking. While he hadn’t planted … Read More

BURGER KING DEBUTING REDUCED-METHANE BEEF –

In what it says is an effort to address a core industry challenge — the environmental impact of beef — Burger King is debuting a reduced-methane emissions beef Whopper sandwich, … Read More

DICAMBA USE FACES TRIO OF THREATS: COURTS, WEEDS AND FARMER FATIGUE –

With 60 million acres of Xtend cotton and soybeans and rising herbicide-resistance problems across the crop spectrum, dicamba use in U.S. agriculture is at or near record heights this year. … Read More

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