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The plan relies on federal tax credits triggered by capturing carbon dioxide at refineries and then moving the gas hundreds of miles through pipelines that would snake across the Midwest, including beneath farmers’ fields.
Corn planted reached 93 percent, compared to the 5-yearaverage of 92 percent.
Illinois corn is making progress
Sul4r Plus LLC has been awarded a $14.8 million grant to fund the construction and equipping of a new fertilizer facility in Springfield, Illinois.
The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday released a comprehensive farm bill text that would increase Title I farm subsidies and crop insurance premium subsidies by between $50 billion and $53 billion over 10 years.
Deere’s fiscal second-quarter results beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the company lowered its full-year profit forecast for a second time as farmers buy fewer tractors and other equipment as they deal with declining prices for their crops.
Wonders if GOP will deliver something she can support
The good news is cicadas aren’t interested in dining on farm fields. Periodical cicadas belong to the order, Hemiptera, which includes some irritating agricultural pests such as stink bugs and aphids.
Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Illinois State Treasurer Michel Frerichs is inviting students […]