Agriculture
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Libertyville company working on sustainable biopesticideOct 26, 2020 11:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE - Valent BioSciences LLC said it has signed a joint agreement with a Paris-based group to develop sustainable biopesticide technologies for agricultural app...
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Constable: Harvesting a bit of guilt as I break the family farming streakOct 12, 2020 1:00 am - We all agree Monday was a holiday, or at least a day without mail. My calendar said it was Christopher Columbus Day, in honor of the 15th-century explorer. It also said ...
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Livestock farmers eligible for state recovery grantsOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that $5 million in business recovery grants is available for the state's livestock industry. Live...
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Homemade honey a new addition at Round Lake Beach golf pro shopSep 16, 2020 5:30 am - One of the basic rules of beekeeping is not to approach the hive head on. "They're very defensive about their front door," explains Sandy Bemis, the superintendent at R...
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East Dundee paves the way for Caterpillar sale, repair centerSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - The East Dundee Village Board has voted to expand the boundaries of a tax incentive district to allow a Caterpillar sale and repair center to move to the village. It's ...
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With COVID-19 measures in place, Grayslake Farmers Market is thrivingSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - For 25 years the Grayslake Farmers Market has been providing an outdoor shopping experience offering fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, seafood, wine and flowers. The ...
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Peaches being recalled after salmonella outbreakAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with the CDC and state and local partners, is investigating an ongoing multistate outbreak of salmonella enteritidis potenti...
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MCC to welcome first Entrepreneurial Agriculture studentsJul 30, 2020 11:00 pm - McHenry County College is getting ready to welcome its first Entrepreneurial Agriculture students this fall. The program, announced last year in tandem with the college...
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Syngenta to build research center near DeKalbJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - Downers Grove-based agriculture company Syngenta said Friday it plans to build a new Innovation and Customer Experience Center in DeKalb County. The 90-acre site in Malt...
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With Palatine farmers market set to open Saturday, organizers 'feel the pressure of doing this right'Apr 30, 2020 5:30 am - Organizers say Palatine's long-running summer farmers market will serve as a test of sorts when it opens for the season Saturday under restrictions aimed at operating sa...