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Illinois farmers now have until July 15 to officially say they won’t be planting crops this year. A key deadline has been extended for claiming some types…
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Despite the federal government shutdown, Illinoisans will continue getting food aid through February.Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
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Organic product sales totaled around $50 billion and now account for more than five percent of total food sales in the United States, according to an…
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Farmers’ can anticipate a sharp drop in income this year, according to a new report from the U-S Department of Agriculture. The U-S-D-A predicts the…
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According to the USDA, beef prices have increased more than 10 percent and pork prices are up more than 12 percent over last summer. University of…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced new data on certified organic food, showing the industry grew just over four percent in 2013,…
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The days of record high corn prices are gone, at least for now, and they’re only going to continue their decline, according to projections released this…
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Proponents of a new labeling rule that gives consumers more information about where their meat comes from say they are pleased with the new farm bill…
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Passage of the Agriculture Act of 2014 brought with it good news for fans of pickles and cherry pies. Cucumber growers in Illinois and Indiana, as well…
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U.S. farmers harvested more corn in 2013 than in 2012, while the soybean harvest declined slightly, according to USDA reports released Friday. In 2013,…