Chicago-based ADM has formed a ransomware task force and is running drills as incursions against food and agriculture companies have surged in recent years, including an attack in late May … Read More

State fairs in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin all began in the 1850s. The oldest, Wisconsin’s, turns 170 this year. And while fair activities have expanded well beyond cows and … Read More

The US Department of Agriculture is highlighting the difficulty food stamp recipients have in affording healthy meals as it seeks to revise the program’s funding formula. As directed by Congress … Read More

Farmers from Georgia to California, including Illinois farmer Jeff Kirwan, told a House Agriculture subcommittee on Wednesday that the foundation of the 2023 farm bill should be the taxpayer-subsidized crop … Read More

The Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation aimed at granting farms access to carbon offset markets by a 92-8 vote. The Growing Climate Solutions Act, introduced by Sens. Mike Braun … Read More

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said he expects dining inside the fast-food giant’s restaurants to bounce back. He cites the social aspect of dine-in experiences as one of the main factors … Read More

One of the joys of video games is the way they let the player experience a new world and do things they would never do in real life — and … Read More

The famed farming valleys of California are being swept into what feels like permanent dryness, raising the specter of food inflation. (Bloomberg)

After record floods in 2019, northern Illinois is now experiencing a severe drought, the likes of which have not been seen in more than 30 years. That means the soil … Read More

In the U.S. cattle industry, the supply chain is dominated by just four meatpacking conglomerates, and their profits are raising tensions. While diners at restaurants and shoppers in grocery stores … Read More