Agriculture
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Explore commercial pumpkin production at Extension field day Sept. 5Aug 08, 2024 5:12 pm - As Illinois ranks number one in both pumpkin production and processing, it provides a great opportunity to bring together growers, producers, and those who love talking pumpkins.
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TLC hosts Learning Circle for Women Farmers and Farmland Owners Aug. 14Aug 05, 2024 12:40 pm - Women who own or manage farmland or who have an interest in farming are invited to a Learning Circle hosted by The Land Conservancy of McHenry County.
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Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
Jul 28, 2024 6:00 am - PIPER CITY, Ill. — In Scott Saffer's science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full ...
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Developer officially asks Sugar Grove to approve controversial development near I-88, Route 47Jul 18, 2024 11:48 am - It’s official: Developer submits annexation, zoning requests for an 861-acre mixed-use development at I-88 and Route 47 near Sugar Grove.
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Attacked by right wing, Deere farm machinery dumps diversity efforts
Jul 17, 2024 10:27 am - Deere & Co., the world’s top farm machinery maker, is pulling back from diversity measures in the face of conservative criticism, the second agriculture-related company i...
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Expand SNAP or hike crop prices? Congress is locked in a farm bill fight.
Jul 14, 2024 6:00 am - Congress could promise farmers new guaranteed minimum prices for their crops, as it considers sweeping new agriculture legislation. Or lawmakers could provide more genero...
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Cancer deaths are down, so why does cancer scare us so much?
Jul 11, 2024 3:11 pm - The good news is cancer deaths have declined by almost a third in the past three decades. The not so good news is that the fear of cancer is as strong as ever. That fear can cause bad outcomes for patients.
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Struggling with falling demand for farm equipment, Deere & Co. announces nearly 600 layoffs
Jul 01, 2024 11:46 am - Deere & Co. is laying off nearly 600 workers as the farm equipment manufacturer deals with declining demand. Deere confirmed Monday that the production positions being cu...
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‘Small but awesome facility’: Milking parlor to debut at Lake County FairJun 30, 2024 7:01 pm - A new feature at this year’s Lake County Fair will give visitors a better understanding of how milk is produced.
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Iowa State University joins Kane-DuPage Soil & Water Conservation District to host Prairie Strips Field DayJun 28, 2024 4:11 pm - Join the Kane County Farm Bureau, Kane-DuPage County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Iowa State University STRIPS team for a Prairie Strips Field Day in St. Charles on Thursday, July 25.