IDOT announced the 12% overweight variance on State Routes for emergency supplies for relief has been extended until June 28, 2020. Read the waiver on our Transportation page.

The number of meatpacking workers dying from the coronavirus is still rising, and employees across the country are scared to come to work. (Politico)

A spat over a farmer’s right to use and care for his own land is one step closer to being resolved. A determination by the director of USDA’s National Appeals … Read More

Restaurants in Illinois are now able to offer outdoor dining, but some may find it difficult to coax wait staff back to work. (The Center Square)

Millions of low-income school children are still waiting to receive federal help to buy food, even as the number of families having trouble affording groceries skyrockets. (CNN)

The ag industry and its allies in Congress pushed hard to make sure that farmers and ranchers could benefit from the $670 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which offers forgivable loans … Read More

According to Mental Health America, the food and beverage industry is among the top three “unhealthiest” workplace industries, as judged according to workplace environment, stress and employee engagement. Recognizing this … Read More

Since the pandemic began, people have been concerned about food—how safe it is, how to get it, whether it would be available. Here is what farmers markets, takeout, and restaurant … Read More

Even as meatpacking plants reopen and some supermarkets reduce limits on meat purchases, consumers are paying more for ground beef and other staples across the country as meat production remains … Read More

Meatpacking plants that had to briefly close due to coronavirus outbreaks have been back up and running for weeks, but production backlogs are forcing farmers to euthanize thousands of hogs … Read More