The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed preparatory work on locks and dams at Starved Rock and Marseilles along the Illinois River this month. (FarmWeekNow)

The clock ticks on for Congress to pass USMCA this year, with just over 20 legislative days left on the calendar. One key GOP supporter of the trade pact says … Read More

After “playing footsie” with big oil companies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a “public relations problem” with Iowa ethanol industry leaders and farmers, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Tuesday. … Read More

A key tax break for small brewers in Illinois is set to expire at the end of the year. The 2017 federal tax reform law included a provision that cut … Read More

The market for skilled ag workers is tighter than it’s been in years despite today’s depressed agricultural economy. (Agri-Pulse)  

USDA recently held a second Data Users’ Meeting for the year in Washington, D.C., at the urging of the American Farm Bureau Federation. The meeting was organized by the National … Read More

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced the 30 local community and government organizations across the state that will receive a combined $20 million to … Read More

Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled Monday a multi-year plan to spend $23.5 billion on road and bridge projects that were included in Illinois’ $45 billion capital plan. The Rebuild Illinois plan … Read More

A new Stress and Mental Health Resources page is live on AFBF’s website. It includes information about recognizing the warning signs of stress and how to help someone who may … Read More

It was just 10 years ago farmers experienced one of the longest and wettest harvest seasons of recent history in 2009. With USDA trimming its statewide yield estimates to 179 … Read More