Agriculture
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Barrington Hills couple faces uphill battle to keep flower farm open to publicNov 16, 2024 1:15 pm - Barrington Hills residents Chris Yamamoto and his wife Sarah Gul want their Little Ducky Flower Farm open to the public. Their efforts are meeting resistance from the village and some neighbors.
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Illinois Extension brings informative presentations to Greater Peoria Farm ShowNov 07, 2024 8:07 pm - Meet with agriculture specialists from University of Illinois Extension and learn about the latest research during the Greater Peoria Farm Show, Dec. 3-5.
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Students explore career choices at Lake County eventOct 31, 2024 9:33 am - A group of 130 Fremont Middle School students from District 79 in Mundelein were among the 4,200 eighth-graders and high school students who attended to learn about careers and jobs in a variety of fields.
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‘Providing a free home inspection’: Annual arrival of box elder and stink bugs is a good reason to button upOct 25, 2024 7:56 pm - Just like colors changing or frost on the pumpkin, a sure sign of fall is the arrival of box elder and stink bugs looking for warmth inside your home
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At least 75 sickened as deadly McDonald’s E. coli outbreak expands
Oct 25, 2024 10:58 am - A deadly outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has expanded, with at least 75 people sick in 13 states, federal health officials said Friday.
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Here’s how the Smithsonian Zoo grows bamboo for its pandas
Oct 18, 2024 12:18 pm - At a 3,200-acre facility in rural Virginia, the zoo harvests over 13,000 bamboo stalks a year. The process is ramping up for the new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao.
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Farm Foundation celebrates opening of its Innovation and Education Campus in LibertyvilleOct 14, 2024 12:10 pm - The Farm Foundation Innovation and Education Campus, billed as the Chicago area’s first food and agriculture sectors innovation hub, recently opened on the centennial Cas...
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Bacon hogs the spotlight in election debates, but reasons for its sizzling inflation are complex
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DuPage Farm Bureau supports horticulture and agricultural education in GlenbardOct 08, 2024 11:38 am - Glenbard High School District 87 received a $6,000 donation from the DuPage County Farm Bureau to support horticulture and agricultural education at all four Glenbard high schools.
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‘We always seem to find a way’: How novice farmers created a pumpkin patch in GrayslakeOct 07, 2024 9:09 pm - A mix of past and present comes to life when a bouncy house is placed on a 161-year-old farm in Grayslake. The unlikely combination mirrors that of the historic 20-acre ...