The USDA cut grant money that paid local farmers to send fresh food to community food banks, saying the program “no longer effectuates the goals of the agency.” ...
A federal fund has been cut that provided Illinois schools and childcare centers with healthy foods from local farms and suppliers.
IDOA Director Costello discusses the impact of federal funding cuts and tariffs on Illinois farmers and food-insecure ...
Programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers are on the chopping block.
Whether it be tariffs that make Illinois soybeans less attractive to China or cuts to funds that prop up things like rural firefighting services, conservation-minded farming techniques and tree ...
A stateline dairy farm leader is honored by an Illinois agriculture magazine. Amy Hildebrandt, whose family runs Hildebrandt ...
Funding freezes by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under President Donald Trump could have a “generational” impact on ...
The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that changes to federal funding mean Illinois is missing ...
The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the end of the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program and Resilient Food ...
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) Director Jerry Costello II, along with key stakeholders representing ...
The scholarship was started by the late R. C. Miller, a lifetime Stephenson County resident and supporter of agriculture, ...
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is calling on young photographers across the state to participate in the 2025 Cream ...