Disaster Assistance to Farmers and Livestock Producers

Steve Siefken took the photograph. The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides technical and financial assistance to help Illinois farmers and livestock producers recover from damages brought on by winter storms Uri and Viola. Agricultural producers are...
Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway

Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway

The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has mailed ballots, for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committee elections, to eligible farmers and ranchers across the Whiteside Country.  To be counted, ballots must be returned to the local FSA county office or...
Apples and Nobel Prize Winners

Apples and Nobel Prize Winners

From her car, a perfect apple caught the Editor’s attention on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.  She investigated ripe fruit on the tree in Robert A. [Andrews] Millikan Park, where Morrison Chamber of Commerce is housed, at 221 W. Main Street, Morrison,...

September 11 Deadline for Food Assistance Program

U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) is Friday, September 11, 2020.  This program provides direct relief to producers who faced...

New Online Resources to Conduct USDA Business

It is more important than ever to have a quick, secure way​  to get important business done with your local United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) team.  That is why the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has partnered with the Farm...