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China strikes back at Trump tariffs with 15% levies targeting US farmers

By PAUL WISEMAN
Mar 10, 2025 12:24 pm - China retaliated against President Donald Trump's tariffs with an additional 15% tax on key American farm products, including chicken, pork, soybeans and beef.
TLC and American Farmland Trust to host Learning Circles on March 11 and April 3

Submitted by The Land Conservancy of McHenry County
Mar 07, 2025 3:36 pm - The first Learning Circle on March 11 will cover farmland succession planning, with guest speaker Angie Doucette from American Farmland Trust.
Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits?

By JOSH FUNK
Feb 28, 2025 7:46 am - Egg producers blame the bird flu outbreak for driving prices to record highs, but critics believe giant companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to profit handsomely at the expense of budget-conscious egg buyers.
Owners of Barrington Hills farm hope third time is the charm for flower sales

By Steve Zalusky
Feb 17, 2025 4:15 pm - A Barrington Hills couple is making their third try to convince the village to allow them to make direct sales on their flower farm.
Got yolk? Skyrocketing egg prices hit restaurants and consumers alike

By Susan Sarkauskas
Feb 15, 2025 1:46 pm - The soaring price of eggs is hitting suburban restaurant owners with egg-centric menus hard. Some are trying not to pass on the cost to diners but are not sure how long they can hold out.
Naper Settlement gets grant to create interactive exhibit on careers in agriculture

By Denise Wilt, Naper Settlement
Feb 11, 2025 5:46 pm - Naper Settlement is getting a $20,000 grant from Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley to develop a new exhibit to attract thousands of students into high-paying, unfilled jobs in modern farming.
Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows

By JONEL ALECCIA
Feb 06, 2025 6:54 am - Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Departm...
Egg problems driving up prices at Waffle House and others could persist

By Shannon Najmabadi, Aaron Gregg
Feb 05, 2025 6:44 am - The record-high egg prices that recently drove Waffle House and other restaurants to start charging more for some dishes are not going away soon, economists say.
Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon

By JOSH FUNK, MARK VANCLEAVE and DEE-ANN DURBIN
Jan 28, 2025 8:11 am - Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.
Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Jan 13, 2025 9:24 am - Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet.

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