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Local ag organizations, agencies team up to improve water qualitySep 5, 2018 9:34 PM - The Kane County Farm Bureau, together with Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Kane County Water Resources Division, Kane-DuPage Soil and Water Conservation District and the USDA-NRCS, will hold a field day Wednesday, Sept. 12, to showcase new and ongoing water quality efforts in Kane County and across the state.
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How China's soybean tariffs affect suburban farmers
Jul 12, 2018 5:22 AM - The trade war with China that has raised tariffs on soybeans has farmers in the suburbs and across the state worried as prices continue to fall. "There's a lot of people who will not make it through this," said DuPage County farmer Ron Frieders, the treasurer of the DuPage County Farm Bureau. -
China to cancel more U.S. soy shipments as extra tariffs loom
Jul 3, 2018 11:14 AM - Chinese companies are expected to cancel most of the remaining soybeans they have committed to buy from the U.S. in the year ending Aug. 31 once the extra tariff on U.S. imports takes effect from Friday. -
Modern milking: How a Campton Hills dairy farm went high-tech
Jun 22, 2018 6:20 AM - There are only three dairy farms left in all of Kane County. One of them, Lenkaitis Holsteins in Campton Hills, has implemented a high-tech milking system for its cattle. -
Documentary, exhibit about Elgin area's milk-making past, prairie-restoring future to debut June 24
Jun 21, 2018 6:33 AM - Two years in the making, the Elgin History Museum documentary and traveling exhibit "Dairies to Prairies" will have its grand premiere at 2 p.m. Sunday at Gail Borden Public Library. -
How a landowner saved the family farm in McHenry County
May 17, 2018 12:40 PM - With help from The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, the owner of a 153-acre family farm in Richmond placed a conservation easement on it so it will be preserved forever. -
How a landowner saved the family farm in McHenry County
May 17, 2018 12:01 PM - With help from The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, the owner of a 153-acre family farm in Richmond placed a conservation easement on it so it will be preserved forever. The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is the first conservation land trust in Illinois to apply for and receive federal funds to preserve a farm. -
Hey, Mary: Kline Creek's got some lambs, too
Feb 4, 2018 6:17 PM - Mary had a little lamb and we're sure that was very nice for her. But visitors to Kline Creek Farm near West Chicago can see at least 13 of the little creatures that have been born since January -- and a few more may be on the way. -
Facial recognition for cows? Cargill doesn't think it's crazy
Feb 3, 2018 1:00 AM - Cargill Inc. is backing an Irish startup that uses facial recognition software to help increase the productivity of dairy cows, the latest move by the largest closely held U.S. company to bolster its agricultural-technology efforts. -
Americans' love of butter made Wisconsin dairy owner a billionaireOct 8, 2017 7:15 AM - Americans have renewed their love affair with butter, slathering it on corn, plopping pats in their coffee and even using it to mix cocktails. And the resurgence has helped make Dallas Wuethrich, owner of Grassland Dairy Products Inc., a billionaire.
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