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20 hours ago

Already under financial pressure, Midwest soybean farmers are squeezed further by tariffs, Iran war

“Our biggest struggles are our inputs, be it fertilizer, seed, chemical, parts,” Bartek said.

The sun sets over a field of corn in Douglas County. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

5 days ago

Illinois farmers ease critical labor shortages through this agricultural visa program

The H-2A visa has become a lifeline for farmers who can’t find enough domestic workers

7 days ago

IL Ag Director Jerry Costello hopes Congress passes yearlong E15 bill

"Whatever is transported, from food to clothes across the gamut, all the prices go up when fuel prices go up," Costello said.

Gasoline climbed at $4.29 a gallon at many retail stations across Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

2 weeks ago

Pritzker calls for year-round E15 gasoline in letter to Congress

Governor says war in Iran has elevated urgency for cheaper, higher-ethanol fuel.

A farmer applies fertilizer to his field.

3 weeks ago

Rising fertilizer costs could negatively effect local famers

If prices continue to rise, this could cause a problem in next year's growing season.

Cows on the Little Brown Cow Dairy farm in Delavan. (Provided by Terry Hoerbert, Little Brown Cow Dairy)

3 weeks ago

Raw milk proponents push for fewer restrictions on Illinois sales despite state health warnings

As federal support wavers, Illinois farmers and lawmakers face hurdles with their agenda.

Traci Barkley, director of Sola Gratia Farm, watches as staff load produce into the farm’s refrigerated delivery van, which was purchased with the support of funding from the Illinois’ Local Food Infrastructure Grant program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)

3 weeks ago

‘Illinois farmers can feed Illinois’: State grant program offers assistance

With advocates estimating that as much as 95% of food consumed in Illinois is imported, a state program aims to support the local supply chain.

4 weeks ago

‘The epitome of providing the information that farmers need’: Farm broadcaster remembers Orion Samuelson

Orion Samuelson, 1934-2026

FARMS of Illinois just opened a grocery store, giving it the option to sell the foods they produce directly to customers, instead of going through the larger distribution process.

4 weeks ago

New store connects community with local farmers and producers

The store carries a wide variety of items. Products include beef, pork, chicken, cheese and eggs.

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Hollywood heavyweights voice ‘unequivocal opposition’ to Paramount-Warner merger in open letter

More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their "unequivocal opposition" to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros. Discovery in an open letter published Monday.

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Kim Kardashian makes her Broadway producing debut with the criminal justice play ‘The Fear of 13’

Kim Kardashian is adding to her resume the title of Broadway producer. The reality TV star and entrepreneur has signed on to help produce the play "The Fear of 13," about the true story of Nick Yarris, a man who spent more than two decades on death row for a murder he insists he did not commit.

22 hours ago in National

Swalwell exits California governor’s race after assault allegations as rivals seek his supporters

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell's abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader, injecting more turmoil into the campaign to lead the nation's most populous state.

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