Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed the outlook and signed two agreements for USDA’s Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities Program at Commodity Classic in Orlando, Florida.

Nonprofits, local and government entities, trade and commodity associations and colleges have until later this month to apply for a piece of $544,000 available in grant funding for projects related … Read More

The threat of wheat supplies struggling to leave the Black Sea region has slowly lessened, and today, they’re back to levels once again weighing on the market. “I just can’t … Read More

Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Vice Chair Rachel Fulton’s perspective on life shifted after a family tragedy several years ago. “We kind of had a fire lit under us that … Read More

Southwestern Illinois residents can share their broadband needs at two state listening sessions next week in Centrailia and East St. Louis. Future listening sessions will be held across the state’s … Read More

That’s one of the goals behind the award-winning FarmDocs program — a collaboration between Champaign County Farm Bureau and Carle Illinois School of Medicine. First-year medical students have visited members’ … Read More

USDA’s latest world ag supply and demand estimates (WASDE) report brought good news for soybean exports, but not so much for corn exports. “We’ve got good (soybean) demand. However, the … Read More

Food products would need to meet a narrower set of standards to carry a “Product of USA” or “Made in the USA” label on their packaging, under a rule proposed … Read More

What’s the best way to get the most nutrition out of your food dollar? Industry experts say red meat, poultry and dairy. In fact, U.S. beef and dairy exports set … Read More

Farmers’ share of the domestic food dollar averaged 14.5 cents for 2021, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service. That’s the lowest recorded farm share value in nearly three decades. Where … Read More