Illinoisans Advised to Watch Out For Toxic Algae
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Public Health are warning residents to be on the lookout for toxic blue-green algae for those planning
Ethanol Industry Banks On Carbon Capture To Slow Climate Change, But Researchers Have Doubts
The Biden administration plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions significantly over the next decade. Renewable fuels are part of the plan, but some researchers say
States Ending Their Pandemic Emergency Declarations Surrender Extra Food Stamp Money
As states like Kansas and Oklahoma let their emergency declarations run out, they effectively take a pass on extra federal help with food stamps. Nearly
Farmers Find The Only Thing Harder Than Growing Hemp Is Selling It
PRATT, Kansas — This summer marks the third year that Kansans have grown hemp for industrial uses. Yet growing the less sexy cousin of the plant
The People Who Pick America’s Fruits And Vegetables Are Getting Older
The average age of farmworkers born outside the U.S. steadily increased from 2008 to 2019, while the average age of U.S.-born workers has stayed about
New U Of I Class Aims To Dispel Myths About Cannabis
URBANA — When people think cannabis, they often think marijuana. But the cannabis plant takes many different forms, from medicinal cannabidiol (CBD) to industrial hemp.
USDA Pauses Debt Relief Payments For Farmers Of Color Following Judge Ruling
Updated 3:08 p.m., June 11: A federal judge paused the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s debt relief program for farmers of color. The payments are part
Illinois Joins Midwestern States In Funding Farm Runoff Reduction Program
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is the latest Midwestern state to earmark funding for a program to reduce nutrient runoff from farmland into waterways. It’s the first
In This Video Game, Anyone Can Be A Farmer
Harley Hand often starts his day by getting in a combine and heading out to one of his fields. But it’s not a real combine,
For Farmland Conservation, It Comes Down To Who Owns It
TOLONO — Lin Warfel puts farmland owners in central Illinois into two categories: Those with a deep connection and desire to preserve their land, and
