17th Annual Illinois Product Farmers Market kicks off this Thursday at State Fairgrounds in Springfield May 14, 2024 11:13 am|The 17th Annual Illinois Product Farmers Market kicks off this week. The event begins with “Opening Day” at…
Invasive longhorned tick discovered in Central Illinois May 6, 2024 10:35 pm|The Illinois Department of Agriculture has reported that the Asian longhorned tick (H. longicornis) has been detected in…
Invasive longhorned tick discovered in Central Illinois May 6, 2024 10:35 pm|The Illinois Department of Agriculture has reported that the Asian longhorned tick (H. longicornis) has been detected in…
Illinois Department of Agriculture encouraging farmers and industrial facilities across the state to take part in free agrochemical container recycling program April 17, 2024 3:36 pm|The Illinois Department of Agriculture encourages farmers and agrichemical facilities to take part in a free agrichemical container…
Illinois set to join 22 other states in making biofuel more readily accessible to the public January 24, 2024 7:35 pm|Illinois is one of 22 states that is set to make domestic biofuels more accessible to the general…
AP: 12/14/23: Grains, Livestock mixed December 14, 2023 4:43 pm|AP: Grains, Livestock mixed CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mixed Thursday in early trading on the Chicago…
LLCC students demonstrate skills and ability in state-wide agriculture competitions November 30, 2023 8:00 pm|Lincoln Land Community College Agriculture Club members recently competed at the Illinois Professional Agriculture Student fall conference held…
USDA Sec. Vilsack issues disaster declaration for counties including Sangamon due to late-June derecho November 30, 2023 6:56 am|USDA Secretary Vilsack issued a disaster declaration for Christian, Hancock, McDonough, Sangamon and Washington counties due to losses…
USDA Secretary Vilsack visited Kankakee County on Monday on trip to talk about farming and positive practices October 18, 2023 9:34 pm|U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited a Kankakee County farm Monday, where he noted that the U.S. has…
U of I and the federal government announce soybean genome sequencing plan October 18, 2023 8:28 pm|The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute have announced a plan…