China’s hog production recovery still faces uncertainties and risk of African swine fever outbreak remains “relatively great,” the country’s agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. (Reuters)  

Burger King’s new chicken sandwich is here, and it’s entering a market that’s more crowded than ever. The chain’s chicken sandwich campaign comes at a time when chicken supplies are … Read More

A decade ago, farmers received 17.6¢ of each $1 spent on food by Americans. Their share now is barely above 14¢ while processors, retailers, and others in the food chain … Read More

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Chicago corn futures slid on Wednesday, giving up some of the gains made in the previous two sessions, although concerns over tightening world supplies provided a floor under the market. … Read More

The Illinois Department of Agriculture will be offering free recycling for agrichemical containers. The agency’s Richard Severns says farmers and agrichemical facilities are urged to save their empty containers for … Read More

Monday, Home Sweet Home Ministries opened the new and improved Bread for Life Food Co-Op. It’s been around for eight years but was previously operating in the basement of the … Read More

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Facilities & Services announced the final stage of completion for Solar Farm 2.0, totaling 12.3 MW (DC), with the planting phase of the farm’s pollinator … Read More