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Weather, disease challenge Illinois’ strawberry growers

By Rhiannon Branch, FarmWeek
Jun 05, 2025 12:07 pm - Weather conditions and disease have created challenges for Illinois strawberry producers, with one grower losing most of their early crop to a greenhouse disease and frequent rains impacting yields.
Economist: Rural economy softening, but not like 1980s

By Daniel Grant, FarmWeek
Jun 05, 2025 11:53 am - Creighton's Rural Mainstreet Index shows economic conditions tightening across the Heartland, but not as severe as 1980s farm crisis. Farmland values and rental rates declining, and bank CEOs see lower commodity prices as top threat.
Lawmakers tried to reform Illinois’ food system. Here’s why it failed

By Jennifer Bamberg
May 24, 2025 1:39 pm - Of all the food consumed in Illinois, 95% of it comes from outside the state. House Bill B3701 and Senate Bill 2187 would have significantly changed state food procurement practices. However, state lawmakers did not pass the bills before a key legislative deadline in April.
Maple Park farm celebrates 60 years this season

By David Petesch
May 19, 2025 11:25 am - Wiltse’s Farm opened its doors for the 60th season in Maple Park last month, and is offering spring season specials until June.
‘Not our typical audience’: CLC’s Urban Farm Center envisioned as community asset

By Mick Zawislak
May 11, 2025 9:00 pm - Construction of a modern growing operation is about to get underway in downtown Waukegan with a mission beyond food production.
Batavia farmers market marks 30 years in downtown

Daily Herald report
May 08, 2025 10:34 am - The Saturday morning Batavia farmers market returns May 17 for its 30th outdoor season.
Illinois scrambles to boost locally produced farm products after Trump’s funding freeze

By Simon Carr
Apr 22, 2025 1:36 pm - Amid federal cuts to two food programs designed to strengthen statewide food systems, Illinois lawmakers are trying to help small farms by pushing two bills through the legislature that would reallocate state funds to purchase farm food locally and help poultry farmers sell more of their products directly to consumers.
The Biz Week That Was: Alfresco dining a boon, video gambling expansion, and tariffs threatening higher solar costs

Daily Herald report
Apr 19, 2025 2:01 pm - From ‘ghost town’ to boom town: How Arlington Alfresco kept downtown thriving Their live music venue and gastropub shuttered by a pandemic, Arlington Heights busines...
Dust storms in Illinois: Examining the roles of weather and farming practices

By Jenna Braasch, Illinois Extension
Apr 17, 2025 10:03 pm - In the last few years, dust storms in Illinois have caused fatal accidents among traveling motorists. In 2023, eight people were killed in one dust storm on a central Illinois interstate highway.
Mink farming industry toes the line as Illinois lawmakers consider regulations

By JADE AUBREY
Apr 16, 2025 9:38 am - A bill in Springfield, sponsored by Rep. Joyce Mason, a Gurnee Democrat, would regulate the mink industry at the state level, creating mink farm licensing and requirements. But proponents and opponents have vastly different opinions on what it really aims to do.

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