Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack continued his dispatch across the country to tout the Biden administration’s efforts to decentralize meat processing supply chains by supporting small and medium-sized butchers, processors and … Read More

Without hard rules about employees who test positive, owners and workers are weighing safety against finances, and not always agreeing on the answer. (New York Times)

Bare shelves — a sign of supply chain disruptions that plagued stores and consumers earlier in the pandemic — are back in some places. (KMIZ)

McDonald’s restaurants across the US are open for fewer hours than before the pandemic because they don’t have enough staff, the boss of the burger giant has said. (Business Insider)

Last year was a banner year for Illinois farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2021 Illinois Crop Production summary shows that it was an excellent year for soybeans, corn and … Read More

India and Britain on Thursday launched talks on pursuing a free trade deal that is expected to boost bilateral trade by billions of dollars in one of the most ambitious … Read More

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced up to $225 million in available funding for conservation partners through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). (Successful Farming)  

The January 2022 USDA and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports held little fanfare for traders, a huge change from a year ago when corn went soaring to … Read More

Illinois farmer Evan Hultine warned on Wednesday that increased costs make its way down the food chain, impacting consumers.(FOX Business)  

Soybean growers could see demand growth from the biofuels sector in the next decade, reminiscent of the ethanol boom that shifted into high gear in the early 2000s and pushed … Read More