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

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

Agriculture
9 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
10 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
10 months ago
Guv not keen on transit fix … as is

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

Farming
Agriculture
10 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
10 months ago
SNAP changes leave a bitter taste

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

Agriculture
11 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.

Farmer working in corn field during cold weather
Local
11 months ago
Drivers urged to slow down and stay alert during harvest

Drivers can expect to see more farm equipment traveling between the fields in the weeks ahead.

FILE - McDonald's restaurant signs are shown in in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Agriculture
11 months ago
McDonald’s plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranches

The Chicago burger giant said the investment was its largest to date in support of regenerative agriculture in the U.S.

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