Many residents in Effingham County are still in recovery mode after an EF-3 tornado struck the area, leaving farmers to deal with damaged prop…
The USDA projects farm debt to hit $624.7 billion this year while net farm income falls to $153.4 billion.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Illinois State Director Jesus Ortega announced EJ Water Cooperative, Inc. got $5,537,000 for construction of a reservoir west of Holland, Illinois.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has introduced legislation in Congress to increase funding for agriculture research.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 20 other state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over "unconstitutional" attempts to put conditions on USDA funding.
