Illinois Department of Agriculture

John Sullivan was chosen by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to head the Illinois Department of Agriculture, succeeding former director Raymond Poe. Sullivan served as…

With the recent approval of an industrial hemp program in Illinois, farmers will soon be able to grow the crop as an agriculture commodity. For years,…

Farmers in Illinois are getting closer to growing industrial hemp. The Department of Agriculture (IDOA) drafted rules for the program which lay out who…

Amid talk of possibly legalizing marijuana in Illinois in the near future, farmers will soon be able to grow another type of cannabis plant thanks to a…

Corn and soybean fields as far as the eye can see are the typical sights of summer throughout rural areas of Illinois. But next year, 'fields of green'…

Planning for the state fair is in full swing, but Illinois has yet to pay all the costs for last year’s fair.The state still owes the city of Springfield…

This is a statewide debate about a real rural issue Growing up in Rushville, Carrie Johnson, the granddaughter of Schuyler County pig and dairy farmers,…

The new Republican state representative for the Springfield area says she won't always agree with the governor. The local GOP named Sara Wojcicki Jimenez…

Governor Bruce Rauner has named a longtime Republican state representative -- Raymond Poe of Springfield -- to head the state's agriculture department.…

Musical acts for the state fair were paid up front while the artist who sculpted the fair’s iconic butter cow is still waiting for her check. Meanwhile,…