The University of Illinois Extension office will be providing weekly Homegrown Healthy Classes at 5:30 p.m., to teach participants how to effectively grow a garden; introduce gardeners to hydrophonics; share recipes made with garden produce. Classes are free. Register...
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), starting today through Friday, March 29, 2024. This conservation opportunity gives...
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently mailed ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) County and Urban County Committee Elections, to eligible agricultural producers and private landowners across the Country. Elections are occurring in certain Local...
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a second round of payments, for dairy producers, through the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP.) Monies provide an additional $5 million to help them mitigate market volatility, higher input and...
On Friday, September 15, 2023, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Milk Loss Program (MLP) assistance for eligible dairy operations, for milk that was dumped or removed, without compensation, from the commercial milk market. The causes were due to...
