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Agriculture

Jake Owen
Local
7 months ago
Country music star Jake Owen added to State Fair grandstand lineup

Jake Owen will perform during “Agriculture Day” at the fair

DuQuoin State Fair
IL State News
7 months ago
Little River Band to perform at DuQuoin State Fair

Little River Band performs on the grandstand August 24

State Fair postcard design by Jakobi
Local
7 months ago
State Fair gets a local touch with Ridgely Elementary student postcards

Children of all ages can write messages on the postcards and mail them for free at the U.S. Post Office in the Expo Building.

Young soybean plants in a no-till agricultural field. Captured in mid June in the Midwest.
Agriculture
7 months ago
Last-minute donation saves soybean lab at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The gift will allow operations to continue for another year.

Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, explained the value of her bill to help small farmers at a press conference earlier this month. “Right now, public institutions across Illinois are required to choose the lowest bidder when they buy food. Now that might sound fair, but in practice, it leaves out small, local and community-based food businesses.” (photo by Simon Carr, Medill Illinois News Bureau)
Agriculture
7 months ago
Illinois scrambles to boost locally produced farm products after Trump’s funding freeze

Legislators seek to bolster local farms by purchasing their wares with state dollars

Wheat field in LaSalle County, Illinois as the sun sets.
Agriculture
7 months ago
Illinois wheat producers vote to start a new check-off program

Illinois is the 11th largest wheat producer in the nation.

Soybeans planted in cereal rye cover crop. Planting cover crops can reduce soil erosion, break up compacted soil, provide a habitat for beneficial insects and wildlife, and prevent latent fertilizer from leaching into rivers and streams. (Photo by Jennifer Jones, Illinois Extension)
Agriculture
8 months ago
Illinois governor moves to slash cover crop funds despite rising demand

Farmers and environmental advocates warn conservation efforts could stall without it.

Agriculture
9 months ago
State leaders discuss impact of freezes, tariffs on agriculture

Costello: Feds owe IL $18M for a food program

harvesting corn
Agriculture
9 months ago
Central Illinois farmers concerned as tariffs loom

Looming tariffs on exports and imports stand to affect already thin margins.

Local
9 months ago
The future of the Illinois State Fair

The fair contributes millions of dollars to the area economy each year

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