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At Hazzard Free Farm, I don't grow just one commodity — I steward diversity. I grow heirloom corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, clover and biodiversity. I treat my animals with care, I incorporate them into the landscape and I work to build a food system that reflects what our community needs. I capture nutrients and build soil, I catch water and create habitat. I create life in abundance. This relationship with land only works when states and local communities can set the standards that reflect their values. The Save Our Bacon Act threatens that entire model. It's federal overreach dressed up as agricultural freedom. In reality, it strips states of the power to set agricultural standards and hands that power to the federal government — which has been captured by global industrial operations. Illinois voters and communities will decide what agricultural reality we want in our state. That's not a radical idea; it's called democracy. The power of each state to create its own reality is the most powerful tool we have. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is a key voice in Senate negotiations on the Farm Bill. I urge Senator Durbin to make a public commitment right now: keep the
Site improvements are ongoing at Town & Country Shopping Center after a Missouri man bought the 65-year-old strip mall this year. Trent Overhue of Springfield, Missouri, repeated his prior commitment to make about $5 million in renovations at the complex on South MacArthur Boulevard in Springfield when contacted recently by Illinois Times.
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Clubs and organizations: Landlords discuss contractors during club's monthly meeting
Eric Miller has learned an uncomfortable truth about nitrogen fertilizer use: The total rate that makes his corn look best isn’t the one that makes him the most money. Miller has proven that repeatedly on his Piatt County, Ill., farm. After conducting more than 20 nitrogen (N) field trials since 2015, he’s found that his most profitable, total nitrogen use is considerably lower than what many Corn Belt farmers apply.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced $5 billion in federal grants to modernize eight nuclear power plants, with the majority of the funding designated for six reactors in Illinois.
"They might have flipped the CTs and are reading the flow wrong."
State Farm is raising homeowners insurance rates in Illinois by 8 percent, and current customers will feel it when their policies renew starting December 1. The average Illinois bill would go up about $10 a month, or roughly $120 a year, according to a State Farm estimate reported by SavingAdvice. The increase is already in […]
As colder weather approaches, energy assistance is available to help offset winter heating costs. The federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides funding to assist eligible households with home energy expenses. Illinois LIHEAP To apply, Illinois residents in Rock Island, Mercer and Henry counties can contact Project NOW at 309-793-6391. Residents can also call […]
A bird flu outbreak triggered the culling of 934,600 Illinois birds. Meanwhile, Screwworm cases have prompted livestock protections. Additionally, the USDA has allocated $8 billion to offset farmers’ diesel costs. An Illinois commercial egg-laying facility slaughtered nearly 1 million birds to stem a bird flu outbreak, the USDA confirmed.
Checkoff programs from the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA), Feeding Illinois, Illinois Corn Growers Association, Illinois Meat Processors Association, and the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) are contributing over 101,000 pounds of pork to regional food hunger banks through their end-of-year giving effort, as part of the Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois campaign. […]
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Harvest season is just about over and next on the farm calendar is bookwork season. Despite all the financial ups and downs this year, help is available for farmers from their local farm business management office. The University of Illinois FBFM is in all Illinois counties and has expanded into Indiana.
A major solar energy project in southern Illinois has secured another round of financing as it moves closer to operation. Arevon Energy announced it has closed on a $120 million tax equity commitment from Wells Fargo for the 124-megawatt Big Muddy Solar Project in Jackson County. The financing follows a previously announced $183 million debt package and will help support the project's completion while allowing the company to monetize federal tax credits and other tax benefits.
Midwest Truck Wash has opened at 2555 Magnolia Drive, near Love's Truck Stop in South Jacksonville.
