Agriculture
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USDA funds local food waste projectsDec 21, 2024 12:56 am - USDA invests over $7.5 million in 26 projects across 15 states to reduce food waste through composting and waste diversion, supporting climate and food security goals.
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Eggs are available — but pricier — as the holiday baking season begins
Nov 25, 2024 2:54 pm - Egg prices are rising once more as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking season.
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Farmers and landowners invited to join Common Ground networking event Dec. 8Nov 19, 2024 3:01 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, Dec. 8.
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Barrington Hills couple faces uphill battle to keep flower farm open to publicNov 16, 2024 1:15 pm - Barrington Hills residents Chris Yamamoto and his wife Sarah Gul want their Little Ducky Flower Farm open to the public. Their efforts are meeting resistance from the village and some neighbors.
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Illinois Extension brings informative presentations to Greater Peoria Farm ShowNov 07, 2024 8:07 pm - Meet with agriculture specialists from University of Illinois Extension and learn about the latest research during the Greater Peoria Farm Show, Dec. 3-5.
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Students explore career choices at Lake County eventOct 31, 2024 9:33 am - A group of 130 Fremont Middle School students from District 79 in Mundelein were among the 4,200 eighth-graders and high school students who attended to learn about careers and jobs in a variety of fields.
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‘Providing a free home inspection’: Annual arrival of box elder and stink bugs is a good reason to button upOct 25, 2024 7:56 pm - Just like colors changing or frost on the pumpkin, a sure sign of fall is the arrival of box elder and stink bugs looking for warmth inside your home
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At least 75 sickened as deadly McDonald’s E. coli outbreak expands
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Here’s how the Smithsonian Zoo grows bamboo for its pandas
Oct 18, 2024 12:18 pm - At a 3,200-acre facility in rural Virginia, the zoo harvests over 13,000 bamboo stalks a year. The process is ramping up for the new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao.
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Farm Foundation celebrates opening of its Innovation and Education Campus in LibertyvilleOct 14, 2024 12:10 pm - The Farm Foundation Innovation and Education Campus, billed as the Chicago area’s first food and agriculture sectors innovation hub, recently opened on the centennial Cas...