Illinois officials to detail battle plan against gypsy moth February 18, 2020 12:02 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials’ plan to combat infestations of the gypsy moth will be the focus…
Western Illinois University to offer cannabis-growing minor February 11, 2020 5:08 pm|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — The art of growing cannabis will become a minor subject at Western Illinois University in…
Illinois legal aid group gets pesticides-related grant November 11, 2019 10:36 am|CHICAGO (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving an Illinois legal aid group $30,000 to educate…
Confederate Railroad says name got it ousted from state fair July 10, 2019 11:54 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Southern rock group Confederate Railroad says it has been removed from the DuQuoin…
Pathogen that causes tree-killing death found in Illinois July 8, 2019 10:54 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A plant pathogen that causes an invasive tree-killing disease has been found in Illinois.
US customs agents seize rat meat at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport July 3, 2019 11:33 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Officials say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport thwarted a…
WIU professor gets grant to research wild hemp in Illinois July 1, 2019 12:38 pm|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – A Western Illinois University professor is harvesting wild hemp across Illinois for a research…
Farmers in Knox and Warren County apply to grow hemp May 19, 2019 9:57 am|The glut of rain seen in the Midwest this year has delayed some farmers planting, but there will…
Illinois encourages recycling of farm-chemical containers May 16, 2019 11:30 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois agriculture officials are encouraging farmers and agrichemical facilities to save empty chemical containers…
Applications to grow hemp pour in to Illinois department May 2, 2019 11:27 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Agriculture received nearly 400 applications to grow or process industrial…
Officials urge motorists’ caution around farm vehicles April 30, 2019 11:34 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials are urging motorists to be cautious around agricultural equipment after a release…
Illinois honors former state, US agriculture director from Knox County April 23, 2019 11:14 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is honoring a former state agriculture department director who also led the U.S.…
Illinois agriculture agency to honor former USDA secretary April 18, 2019 11:27 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Agriculture plans to honor former state agriculture director and former…
Illinois offers $700,000 in grants to specialty-crop growers March 28, 2019 11:25 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois grants of more than $700,000 will be available over three years to specialty-crop…
Illinois agriculture director focusing on rural development March 20, 2019 12:13 pm|MATTOON, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ new agriculture director says rural economic development and increasing broadband access are among…
Former State Senator John Sullivan named Illinois’ next Agriculture Director December 27, 2018 6:02 pm|A former State Senator who represented a portion of Galesburg will be Illinois’ next Director of the Department…
Pet bobcat seized from Swansea home returned to family November 29, 2018 12:24 pm|SWANSEA, Ill. (AP) – A pet bobcat seized last month from a Swansea family is back home after…
Federal specialty crop grants to fund 12 Illinois programs November 5, 2018 1:33 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois will receive $691,000 in federal funds to expand the availability of locally grown…
County may be interested in vacant Ag Department laboratory July 12, 2018 6:55 pm|Interest may be growing in the vacant Agriculture Department lab on South Lake Storey Road.
Illinois State Fair celebrates state’s bicentennial May 3, 2018 11:11 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois State Fair’s theme is the latest homage to the state’s ongoing bicentennial…