Charlie Radman, a corn and soybean farmer, stands for a photo on the land his family has owned since 1899, near Randolph, Minn., Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
Agriculture
2 months ago
Trump wants to keep farmers happy with cash. They’re still worried about the future

“It’s a bridge. It’s not the ultimate solution we’re looking for,” said Charlie Radman, a fourth-generation farmer who grows corn and soybeans on the land his family has owned near Randolph, Minnesota, since 1899.

Evan Hultine was elected to a second term as Illinois Farm Bureau's Vice President.
Agriculture
2 months ago
Illinois Farm Bureau members elect officers

Phillip Nelson and Evan Hultine are familiar names to Illinois Farm Bureau members.

Agriculture
2 months ago
Pork Producers make food bank donation for holidays

More than fifty tons of processed pork will help make the season bright.

Agriculture
3 months ago
Thanksgiving dinner may be more affordable this year

Prices for a Thanksgiving meal for up to 10 have dropped significantly.

Christian County farmer Ben Curtin (left), his wife Linda and daughter Lori Parks hosted Gov. JB Pritzker (center) and Illinois Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II at their family farm in Taylorville on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. The group discussed the impact of tariffs and the Trump administration’s purchases of Argentinian beef on Illinois farmers. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Agriculture
3 months ago
‘Illinois is on your side’: Pritzker acts to aid IL farmers hurt by rising costs, tariffs

Many Illinois farmers are saying that rising costs and tariffs are threatening their livelihood.  

A Chicago Transit Authority bus leaves a stop on the city’s North Side. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Agriculture
3 months ago
Guv not keen on transit fix … as is

House floats untested idea in response to unpopular Senate-passed bill.

Farming
Agriculture
3 months ago
The 1887 law that powers modern agricultural science at U of I

As ACES continues to evolve, its mission is to provide science-backed solutions to the world’s pressing challenges.

Agriculture
4 months ago
SNAP changes leave a bitter taste

Advocate says the “Big Beautiful Bill” shifts major costs to the state.

Agriculture
4 months ago
Illinois’ diminishing wetlands

The state had 8 million wetlands acres in the 1980’s. Now only 275,000 acres are protected by the Clean Water Act.