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The new coronavirus pandemic has affected how and even when Illinoisans buy food from grocery stores. But the virus has also impacted the farmers...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Prospective Plantings report was released last week. One northern Illinois farmer said the COVID-19 pandemic is…
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On the latest episode of Statewide, a new report examines the past and present of corruption in both Chicago and the State of Illinois. It also ranks...
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Illinois’ two senators are calling on the USDA to rework its massive trade aid program to fix what they see as inequities and a lack of transparency...
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It’s late afternoon and the sun is setting over the fields next to Central High School in Burlington. Inside, four students stand at the front of a…
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Illinois Future Farmers of America set a record last year for membership. They also broke their record for enrollment across all agriculture education.…
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“I’ve been farming 60 years and I’ve never seen anything like it.” A farmer said this to me recently. He was discussing the wet cold spring which…
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Illinois lawmakers approved legisltation that would allow farmers to grow industrial hemp. Hemp is derived from the cannabis plant, but it has a non-drug…
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis said Thursday he supports work and job training requirements in the draft of the new Farm Bill.Democrats said that would…
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A new study of Illinois farmers has found that they are worried about property damage caused by feral hogs.Researchers from the Illinois Natural History…