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Syngenta to build research center near DeKalb
Jun 26, 2020 11:06 AM - Downers Grove-based agriculture company Syngenta said Friday it plans to build a new Innovation and Customer Experience Center in DeKalb County. -
With Palatine farmers market set to open Saturday, organizers 'feel the pressure of doing this right'
Apr 30, 2020 7:13 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 safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
As pandemic drives down milk demand, dairy farmers face uncertain future
Apr 15, 2020 10:41 PM - With schools and many restaurants closed during the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for milk is falling, putting more financial stress on already struggling dairy farms across the region. -
County fairs hurt financially by COVID-19 shutdowns
Mar 27, 2020 6:05 PM - The social distancing guidelines that led Illinois county fairs to cancel off-season events on their grounds through the end of April is one part of a financial impact double-whammy, a trade official said. -
Illinois farmers try to keep up demand for meat during pandemic
Mar 20, 2020 7:46 PM - Meat has been among the most in-demand items at supermarkets as people stock up on essentials amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That has people up and down Illinois' livestock supply chain -- especially producers of beef and pork -- trying to keep up. -
Pritzker appoints Costello as new agriculture director
Mar 3, 2020 3:13 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday appointed former state Rep. Jerry Costello II as the next director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. -
Corn and soybean production declines across state
Feb 26, 2020 3:26 PM - Central Illinois counties led Illinois in corn and soybean production last year as every region and nearly all counties saw decreases in both crops, according to estimates released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. -
How coronavirus in China could hurt Illinois soybean farmers
Feb 3, 2020 5:23 PM - Soybean farmers in Illinois cannot catch a break. After a promising trade deal with China last month gave farmers hope amid an intense trade war, the deadly Wuhan coronavirus currently overwhelming China is also damaging its economy, stoking fears China might not be able to buy all of the $32 billion of U.S. agricultural goods it promised for 2020. -
Another soggy planting season likely in store for farmers
Jan 15, 2020 5:54 PM - The state's climatologist is predicting Illinois farmers are likely to endure more burdensomely wet weather while they try to plant cash crops this spring after suffering major losses as a result of a record-wet planting season last year. -
Fewer apple-picking choices in suburbs this fall due to polar vortex, heavy spring rains
Sep 26, 2019 3:48 PM - Apple-picking enthusiasts have fewer outing options this fall as several suburban apple orchards struggle to remain open after being hit hard by severe weather last winter and spring.
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