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2 years ago
Illinois among the states using government funds to help banks lower interest rates on loans

Higher interest rates are sparking more public demand for some little-known programs that use […]

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2 years ago
May and June will bring an invasion of possibly a trillion periodical cicadas

Get ready for what one University of Illinois entomologist is calling a unique biological […]

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2 years ago
Food supply threatened by global warming – drought and flooding in Midwest a factor

Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans’ daily lives with harm that is “already far-reaching and worsening […]

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2 years ago
Investors are snapping up farmland and Illinois among top 10 ag powerhouse states

The next bull run could be in the backyards of farmers across America. The […]

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2 years ago
Cover crops help the climate and environment but most farmers say no. Many fear losing money

Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will […]

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2 years ago
The pumpkin powerhouse that is Illinois fared ok while some other states struggled

America’s pumpkin powerhouse, Illinois, had a successful harvest on par with the last two […]

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2 years ago
Grain Belt Express will carry wind energy across Illinois

Regulators on Thursday gave the go-ahead for a multistate wind-energy power line to provide […]

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2 years ago
Spotted lanternfly has spread to Illinois, threatening trees and crops

Illinois is the latest state to find invasive spotted lanternflies, an winged insect that’s […]

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2 years ago
Mississippi River limits barges as farmers want to move their crops downriver

A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low […]

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2 years ago
Pilot killed in crop-dusting crash in southern Illinois

A pilot killed when a helicopter crashed in rural southern Illinois was crop-dusting at the […]