A Senate committee will take up the House-passed implementing bill for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement this week amid a continuing impasse over whether the chamber will hold an impeachment trial … Read More

The Trump administration has the highest number of unfunded construction projects at major hazardous waste sites of the last 15 years, according to data released by the Environmental Protection Agency … Read More

Three Illinois universities are studying hemp production and offering courses related to the state’s newest agricultural crop. A panel of researchers from Southern Illinois University, the University of Illinois and … Read More

Illinois Pork Producers Association and the Illinois Corn Marketing Board donated 100,263 pounds of ground pork to foodbanks throughout the state in 2019 on behalf of the Pork Power program. … Read More

Bunge Ltd ended its 13-year ownership interest in an Iowa ethanol plant, the company said on Thursday, following industry struggles with thin margins and overproduction. (Reuters)

With the phase-one trade deal between the U.S. and China about to be signed, a key threat hanging over the global economy has diminished. After 18 months of wrangling about … Read More

Registration is now open for farm legacy seminars hosted by Illinois Farm Bureau and COUNTRY Financial. (FarmWeekNow)

Many people reflecting on 2019 will remember it as one of the toughest years in recent memory for American agriculture. But there were many bright spots too. Here, the American … Read More

Federal officials plan to approve a massive solar farm with energy storage in the desert outside Las Vegas, paving the way for a $1-billion project that will provide electricity to … Read More

President Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will sign a U.S.-China trade deal on Jan. 15. Since October, negotiators from both countries have revealed details of a bilateral … Read More