Articles filed under Agriculture
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Financing organic farmers: opportunity intertwined with a challenge
Jul 13, 2021 1:10 PM - The goals that Biden's plan highlights -- carbon sequestration through planting cover crops, increasing farm productivity and resilience, and reducing emissions -- are core tenets of regenerative agriculture, a more natural way of farming that we at Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, a nationally recognized Certified B Corp, are well familiar with. -
TLC hosts free virtual Learning Circle for Women Farmland Owners April 28
Apr 9, 2021 5:23 PM - Women who own farmland are invited to a free virtual "Learning Circle," hosted by The Land Conservancy of McHenry County. -
Author shares story of saving family farm during COD virtual event
Apr 5, 2021 6:00 AM - Sarah Frey, author of "The Growing Season: How I Saved an American Farm -- and Built a New Life," will appear in a virtual event April 20 sponsored by College of DuPage and the Daily Herald. -
Tractor Supply store planned for St. Charles
Mar 17, 2021 5:12 PM - The St. Charles plan commission recommended approval of a Tractor Supply store to be built at the northeast corner of Main Street and Cardinal Drive on the northwest side of town. -
Farmers ask for 'right to repair'
Mar 3, 2021 5:26 PM - The "Digital Right to Repair Act" would require manufacturers, by 2022, to provide farmers with the same diagnostic materials available to official repair providers. It would also require the manufacturers to make parts necessary for repair, including software, available for purchase. -
Hemp production drops slightly in 2020
Feb 24, 2021 3:01 PM - Industrial hemp production declined slightly in 2020, the second year of legalized production in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that 2,392 acres of industrial hemp, or 87% of the acres planted, were harvested during the year. That was down from just over 2,800 acres in 2019. -
Syngenta Seeds says its corn reduces cattle emissionsFeb 10, 2021 2:37 PM - Downers Grove-based Syngenta Seeds, in partnership with the University of Arkansas Resiliency Center, unveiled newly published research highlighting the potential for beef producers to reduce their environmental footprint by using the company's Enogen corn for feed.
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Libertyville company working on sustainable biopesticideOct 27, 2020 3:20 PM - Libertyville company working on sustainable biopesticide
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Constable: Harvesting a bit of guilt as I break the family farming streak
Oct 12, 2020 4:24 PM - Monday's holidays honoring Christopher Columbus and Indigeous People draw most of the attention. But some of us recognized Monday as Farmers Day. As the guy who ended our family's long history as farmers, I do feel a bit guilty.
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Livestock farmers eligible for state recovery grants
Oct 1, 2020 3:29 PM - The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that $5 million in business recovery grants is available for the state's livestock industry. The application period is open through Oct. 31.
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