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‘Throwing dollars out the window’: Diesel spike hits truckers and farmers, with consumers in the crosshairs

By Marni Pyke
Oct 02, 2026 1:44 pm - Truckers are asking Gov. JB Pritzker for a fuel sales tax reprieve amid unprecedented diesel costs.
‘If not here, then where?’: Teen promoting sustainable farms to consumers

By Andis Robeznieks
Oct 02, 2026 11:19 am - Lake Forest High School senior Ben Rattin believes modern farming practices harm the planet’s climate and negatively affect the soil and the people who consume products grown using “industrial” agriculture methods.
Hormel makes $1 billion bet on chicken

By CARSON HARTZOG
Oct 01, 2026 4:09 pm - Hormel Foods is branching into a new — and wildly popular — meat category with a deal to acquire a chicken company for more than $1 billion.
Want to go apple-picking? Some Illinois orchards might not open after several spring frosts killed crops.

By ADRIANA PÉREZ
Sep 08, 2026 10:49 am - Climate change is consistently warming winter temperatures across northern Illinois, signaling earlier spring arrivals to plants. At the same time, while final spring freezes are happening earlier in the Midwest, that trend is much more variable and hard to predict. A study last year found full bloom dates for apples are expected to shift one to two weeks earlier in the spring across different Midwest climates by mid-century because of warmer winter and spring air temperatures.
A 104-year-old farmer’s $183,000 tractor sale tests a farm recovery

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Aug 31, 2026 2:07 pm - America’s aging farmers have been holding on to machinery for longer than usual as low crop prices and rising costs squeezed their finances.
Pritzker, Bailey seek to convince farmers at forum they’re the best for agriculture

By Ben Szalinski
Aug 11, 2026 5:23 pm - Illinois farmers heard pitches from Gov. JB Pritzker and downstate Republican farmer Darren Bailey on Monday as each argued they’re best positioned to address agricultural issues.
US suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state of Michoacan due to threat

By MARIA VERZA
Aug 05, 2026 9:39 pm - The United States announced Wednesday that it had suspended all government operations in the Mexican state of Michoacan because of a "threat to U.S. interests," including a halt to the inspections of avocados required for their export.
Taylor Farms pulls all iceberg lettuce sourced in central Mexico from U.S. market

By Lena H. Sun and Miriam Waldvogel
Jul 17, 2026 8:30 pm - Taylor Farms announced Friday that it is “voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the U.S. market,” after federal investigators identified some of the lettuce it provided to Taco Bell restaurants as linked to one of the largest U.S. outbreaks of cyclosporiasis this summer.
Should suburban pet owners fear screwworm’s return? Here’s what experts say

By Mick Zawislak
Jul 12, 2026 8:45 pm - Pet owners in Illinois and elsewhere are advised to be mindful after the detection last month in Texas of a parasitic fly whose larvae feed off living tissue of warm-blooded animals.
Why is beef so expensive? And can consumers expect lower prices anytime soon? ‘It’s got to get worse before it gets better.’

By Claire Malon
Jul 10, 2026 2:18 pm - A quick stop at the grocery store, your local hot dog stand or favorite Italian beef spot and you may experience some genuine sticker shock. Almost $8.50 for a pound of g...

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