Illinois farmers will get a much-needed lift from two international trade agreements approved by the federal government this week, but experts…
A tornado packing winds of up to 100 mph struck deep Southern Illinois during last weekend's severe weather outbreak, the National Weather Ser…
Williamson Energy last month was granted the first of three application approvals for its Pond Creek Mine pipeline, which, if also approved by…
CHICAGO — Brian Duncan, an Ogle County farmer, has led the charge for the last two years in trying to find an affordable health care option fo…
In Illinois, corn and soybean growers saw production drop 18.6 percent and 20.4 percent respectively compared to 2018.
Darren Bailey had about 800 prevent plant acres last year, all soybeans. He didn’t have any problem returning the unused seed because of the w…
SPRINGFIELD — For pork producers, the only thing that may be worse than an outbreak of African swine fever is not having a plan to fight it.
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Despite some tough times for farmers in recent years, cutting production costs may not be high on their priority lists as the 2020 planting se…
SPRINGFIELD — As the month of December arrived, many Illinois farmers were still working to harvest their corn and soybeans — the state’s two …
THOMPSONVILLE — Tom Saxe is known by almost every beef producer around these parts. And he has been retired for nearly two decades.
Late harvest may mean late decisions on seed purchases for some farmers. But retailers are not seeing reduced sales, just some hesitancy to ma…
Federal health officials are reviewing whether toxic emissions from a downstate hazardous waste incinerator pose health risks to surrounding r…
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU — Village President Joe Aden said he’s writing a letter to President Donald Trump asking for him to help the people in his…
There is an old line saying the best thing about winter is that it makes us appreciate spring. With the calendar turned to November, farmers a…
At 3 a.m. on May 6, Curtis Smith watched floodwaters bubble up through the hardwood floors he’d just refinished. That’s when he surrendered it…
Concerned citizens have more time to provide comment to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency regarding its tentative approval this pas…
Industry turmoil affects even the biggest players, including Peabody and Arch Coal.
Biofuels are holding their own in Illinois. But just barely.
It may be safe to say farmers appreciate the Market Facilitation Program. It may also be safe to say they would prefer not to rely on it.
The Shawnee National Forest and the Friends of the Shawnee have scheduled two additional open house meetings to gather community input on its …
NEW ORLEANS — FEMA buys flood-prone homes more often in wealthy, populous counties than in poor, rural areas, even though lower-income rural a…
Despite the down ag economy, farmers do not appear to be putting field improvements on hold.
CARBONDALE — More than 250 people from around the country are expected to attend an event in Carbondale that aims to “build a broad, united mo…
HARRISBURG — Two juvenile barn owls stared at the open skies for a couple seconds after Bev Shofstall, of Free Again Wildlife Rehabilitation, …
For the first time in nearly three decades, the Shawnee National Forest has proposed a commercial timber harvest of mostly native oaks and hic…
SPRINGFIELD – Business and industry groups are pushing back against legislative efforts to widely ban the use of ethylene oxide, a known cance…
INA — Glen Gordon Jr. buys cattle by the pound, but in many cases, less is more.
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