Agriculture
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‘We expect picking to be great’: Where you can pick your own apples this fallAug 24, 2024 9:07 am - The apple crop is looking good this year, according to owners of local orchards. Here’s a look at where you can pick your own this fall.
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Perdue recalls 167,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after consumers find metal wire in some packages
Aug 19, 2024 11:45 am - NEW YORK — Check your freezer. Perdue Foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders after some customers reported finding metal wire e...
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State publishes 5-year business development plan
Aug 13, 2024 3:30 pm - The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity on Monday published a five-year plan outlining how it hopes to attract and retain businesses in the state. At...
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Farm tour to highlight Latino agriculture in McHenry CountyAug 08, 2024 11:36 pm - Raices Latinas, a nonprofit coalition dedicated to promoting the agricultural contributions of Latino/Latine community in McHenry County, will host its second farm tour on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
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Explore commercial pumpkin production at Extension field day Sept. 5Aug 08, 2024 5:12 pm - As Illinois ranks number one in both pumpkin production and processing, it provides a great opportunity to bring together growers, producers, and those who love talking pumpkins.
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TLC hosts Learning Circle for Women Farmers and Farmland Owners Aug. 14Aug 05, 2024 12:40 pm - Women who own or manage farmland or who have an interest in farming are invited to a Learning Circle hosted by The Land Conservancy of McHenry County.
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Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
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Developer officially asks Sugar Grove to approve controversial development near I-88, Route 47Jul 18, 2024 11:48 am - It’s official: Developer submits annexation, zoning requests for an 861-acre mixed-use development at I-88 and Route 47 near Sugar Grove.
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Attacked by right wing, Deere farm machinery dumps diversity efforts
Jul 17, 2024 10:27 am - Deere & Co., the world’s top farm machinery maker, is pulling back from diversity measures in the face of conservative criticism, the second agriculture-related company i...
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Expand SNAP or hike crop prices? Congress is locked in a farm bill fight.
Jul 14, 2024 6:00 am - Congress could promise farmers new guaranteed minimum prices for their crops, as it considers sweeping new agriculture legislation. Or lawmakers could provide more genero...