Sweet corn has long been a staple of many households throughout Illinois. To honor the importance of sweet corn to Illinois, State Representative Tony McCombie, of Savanna, IL, has passed HB4766. The Bill designates August 1st of each year as “Sweet Corn...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency released its third biennial “Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (NLRS) 2021 Biennial Report, on Thursday, September 16, 2021. Despite years of efforts on the part of dozens of State agencies and stakeholders, and...
State Representative Tony McCombie is praising efforts by the Illinois Pork Producers Association. IPPA donatied over 1500 boxes of bacon to Illinois food pantries, through their “‘Pass the Bacon” campaign in honor of October Pork Month. To kick-off...
The first day of summer arrived with the solstice on Sunday, June 20, 2021, at 11:32 p.m. EDT. For those living in the Northern Hemisphere, Earth is tilting mostly toward the Sun. As seen from Earth, the Sun is directly overhead at noon 23.5 degrees north of the...
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that sign up has reopened, for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2), as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. The initial CFAP 2 sign up ended on...
