Illinois Department of Agriculture /tags/illinois-department-of-agriculture Illinois Department of Agriculture en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT Illinois farms receive $1.8 million to produce and distribute food across the state /economy-business/2024-03-25/illinois-farms-receive-1-8-million-to-produce-and-distribute-food-across-the-state Grants were awarded to farms across Illinois — including Saint Jacob-based DeMange Family Farms, which will use $106,000 to build an energy-efficient produce packing and storage building. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-03-25/illinois-farms-receive-1-8-million-to-produce-and-distribute-food-across-the-state Alex Abbeduto Illinois State Fair reports 9-year attendance record after fairground renovations /economy-business/2023-09-14/illinois-state-fair-reports-9-year-attendance-record-after-fairground-renovations The Illinois State Fair manager credits good weather and recent renovations for this year's record attendance. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-09-14/illinois-state-fair-reports-9-year-attendance-record-after-fairground-renovations Andrew Adams For Many Hemp Farmers, The First Year Was As 'Bad As It Can Get' /2020-01-20/for-many-hemp-farmers-the-first-year-was-as-bad-as-it-can-get Many farmers are wrapping up a frustrating first year of growing hemp, which was legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill . “It’s kind of a good way to start,... Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:33:13 GMT /2020-01-20/for-many-hemp-farmers-the-first-year-was-as-bad-as-it-can-get Dana Cronin Sudden Oak Death Pathogen Found In Illinois And Missouri /health-science-environment/2019-07-10/sudden-oak-death-pathogen-found-in-illinois-and-missouri Updated at 12:45 p.m. Friday to add that the pathogen has been found in Missouri, as well.A pathogen that’s deadly to some native trees has been found in… Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:28:22 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-07-10/sudden-oak-death-pathogen-found-in-illinois-and-missouri Eric Schmid Farm Bill, New Illinois Law, Sets Stage for Illinois Hemp Crop /2018-12-25/farm-bill-new-illinois-law-sets-stage-for-illinois-hemp-crop Amid talk of possibly legalizing marijuana in Illinois in the near future, farmers will soon be able to grow another type of cannabis plant thanks to a... Tue, 25 Dec 2018 18:00:00 GMT /2018-12-25/farm-bill-new-illinois-law-sets-stage-for-illinois-hemp-crop Sam Dunklau Rainy June leaves spotty crops in Illinois /economy-business/2015-07-24/rainy-june-leaves-spotty-crops-in-illinois Some crops in Illinois are under water. Some have yet to be planted.After the wettest June on record, officials in Illinois with the U.S. Department of… Fri, 24 Jul 2015 15:45:49 GMT /economy-business/2015-07-24/rainy-june-leaves-spotty-crops-in-illinois Maria Altman