Agriculture
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Agriculture, environmental leaders urge continued collective action on nutrient pollution preventionFeb 19, 2024 8:16 pm - URBANA, Ill. — Nutrient pollution in Illinois waterways is complicated. The nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus leach into lakes, rivers, and streams from a wide variety of...
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Illinois Christmas tree farmers say demand is high this holiday seasonDec 19, 2023 3:18 pm - Did you buy a precut Christmas tree or cut one down with your family this year? If you did the latter, chances are you got in before product ran out, said some northern I...
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Hongik Eco Farm approved as nonprofit in McHenry CountyDec 01, 2023 3:35 pm - The Hongik ECO Farm is one step closer to formation as it received approval to begin operations in McHenry County as a regenerative farm with not-for-profit status to su...
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Ukraine has a new way to get its grain to the world despite Russia's threat in the Black SeaNov 28, 2023 6:10 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility in central Ukraine, a place that growing numbers of companies turned to as they st...
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County hosts Common Ground Gathering Dec. 3Nov 27, 2023 4:13 pm - Area farmers and farmland owners with an interest in local sustainable agriculture will have the opportunity to network at the upcoming Common Ground Gathering on Sunday...
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A population of hard-to-eradicate 'super pigs' in Canada is threatening to invade the U.S.Nov 24, 2023 12:08 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate "super pigs" in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North ...
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Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes - if more people would eat itNov 21, 2023 6:00 am - Lars Obendorfer says he was "badly insulted" after he first began offering vegan sausage at his stands, dubbed "Best Worscht in Town." He even found himself mediating be...
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Name that cow: Gracie Belle selected as name for 14-foot tall dairy cowNov 17, 2023 6:19 am - After a long wait, the can't miss Holstein in front of the Lake County Farm Bureau office on Route 45 in Grayslake finally can be referred to by name. Gracie Belle emerg...
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Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, U.S. climate assessment showsNov 15, 2023 8:00 am - Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans' daily lives with harm that is "already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States," a massive ...
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How Liberty Prairie Farm Store in Grayslake intends to invigorate local food marketNov 14, 2023 6:04 am - The Liberty Prairie Farm Store debuts Saturday in Grayslake with a bounty of organic vegetables and other locally-sourced products. But there's more to the business than...