Agriculture
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Another soggy planting season likely in store for farmersJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's climatologist is predicting Illinois farmers are likely to endure more burdensomely wet weather while they try to plant cash crops this spring ...
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Fewer apple-picking choices in suburbs this fall due to polar vortex, heavy spring rainsSep 26, 2019 1:00 am - Apple-picking enthusiasts have fewer options this fall as several suburban apple orchards struggle to remain open after being hit hard by severe weather last winter and ...
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Rolling Meadows allows as many as 6 backyard hensSep 25, 2019 1:00 am - After months of deliberations, things turned out sunny-side up for supporters of chickens in Rolling Meadows, where residents will now be able to keep egg-laying hens in...
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County offers free Learning Circle for Women Farmland Owners Oct. 10Sep 24, 2019 11:00 pm - Women who own farmland are invited to a free Learning Circle, co-hosted by The Land Conservancy of McHenry County and the McHenry-Lake County Soil and Water Conservation...
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Visit 12 farms on McHenry County Farm Stroll Sept. 29Sep 24, 2019 6:01 am - Come out for a day in the country on Sunday, Sept. 29, at the fifth annual McHenry County Farm Stroll. Twelve farms will be part of this educational family-friendly tour...
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Illinois farmers, manufacturers push for trade agreementsAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago's Federal Reserve branch projects slower economic growth. Illinois' major industries say getting trade deals in place with Canada, Mexico and Japan would be a bo...
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Rolling Meadows crafts backyard chicken regulations ahead of possible approvalAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows aldermen continue to refine rules and regulations to possibly allow chickens in backyards, while residents on both sides continue to debate if the egg-la...
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McHenry County farmer to talk about regenerative agriculture Aug. 7Jul 31, 2019 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, Aug. 7, Green Drinks McHenry County will feature "Regenerative Agriculture and its Importance to the Environment on a Local and Global Level" at Duke's Ale...
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Twice rejected, backyard chickens back on table in Rolling MeadowsJul 19, 2019 5:27 am - A little more than a year after city leaders rejected calls to allow backyard chickens, a new Rolling Meadows council is open to the idea. Former Alderman Rob Banger Jr....
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Neither heat, rain, cold nor drought can stop local sweet corn cropJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - In this dickens of a summer, the worst of times has given us a tale of too much sour weather for sweet corn at Wiltse's Farm Produce in Maple Park: Too wet. Too cold. To...