Agriculture
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Farmers sought to help block drifting snowJun 30, 2023 5:30 am - Smoke and heat have been front and center lately, but McHenry County transportation officials want to get a jump on winter and are recruiting farmers to help. The county...
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Elgin farmstand hopes short move makes life easier for customersJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - Moving is seldom convenient, but the folks at Pasek Farms General Store hope their recent relocation makes life easier for their customers. The shop, which opened last ...
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Didier family matriarch, a link to the suburbs' agricultural roots, dies at age 98Jun 19, 2023 1:00 am - Mary Sue Link Didier, the matriarch of the family that owns Didier Farms near Lincolnshire, died last week at age 98. John Didier, one of her nine children, said his mot...
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Spongy moth menacing? It's the caterpillar that ravages our trees' leaves: What's being doneJun 03, 2023 1:00 am - As a caterpillar, the invasive spongy moth consumes as much leaf tissue as it can, as fast as it can, threatening the lives of whole forests across the upper Midwest. Bu...
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CF Industries signs fertilizer distribution dealMay 14, 2023 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD - CF Industries, one of the world's largest producers of nitrogen fertilizer, is working with CHS Inc. for the distribution of low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer. ...
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Illinois lifts ban on county fair poultry shows as bird flu cases declineMay 02, 2023 1:00 am - Chickens are free to rule the roost at county fairs this summer. The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday the return of poultry shows for the 2023 fair s...
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In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm's water use
Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - In rural Arizona's La Paz County, on the state's rugged border with California, the decision by a Saudi-owned dairy company to grow alfalfa in the American Southwest for...
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Food prices fall on world markets but not on kitchen tables
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CLC's Lakeshore campus in Waukegan to include $15 million Urban Farm CenterApr 26, 2023 5:30 am - Farming is coming to downtown Waukegan, but operations won't involve a barn or tractors. The College of Lake County's Urban Farm Center will be housed in a sleek $15 mil...
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AGI to deliver 2,000th grain dryerMar 21, 2023 11:00 pm - NAPERVILLE - Ag Growth International Inc. marked a "milestone moment" at its Omaha, Nebraska, manufacturing facility recently as it shipped its 2,000th NECO mixed flow g...