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Illinois Farm Bureau sues AFBF in deepening dispute over rules

Action comes after IFB is booted from national organization

11/13/24 3:30 PM By Noah Wicks and Steve Davies

The Illinois Farm Bureau has filed suit against the American Farm Bureau Federation in an escalating dispute over membership requirements for people who buy insurance from the state organization's affiliate.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Torres Small sworn in as USDA’s No. 2; McAdams tapped as Perdue Farms CEO

07/19/23 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Torres Small takes over as USDA’s deputy from Kevin Shea, the administrator of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Kevin McAdams has been tapped as the next CEO of Perdue Farms.

USDA's tall task: Picking winners for $1B climate-smart funding pool

05/18/22 6:28 AM By Steve Davies

USDA has a daunting task as it seeks to pick the winners for one of the biggest ag lotteries ever: the $1 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program, whose first round of funding drew more than 450 proposals seeking $3 billion to $4 billion.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Campbell Soup taps Lindsay as VP, corporate responsibility and sustainability

12/01/21 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Campbell Soup Company has named Stewart Lindsay vice president of corporate responsibility and sustainability and Phillip Hayes has announced he has taken a new role with Farmland Partners.

EPA Science Advisory Board gets ready for action

09/08/21 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board, which has been dormant so far during the Biden administration, is likely to tackle climate change and environmental justice issues when it starts meeting again later this year, EPA and new members say.

Climate change expected to hit corn, soybean yields, report finds

04/28/21 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

A new report suggests Illinois producers could be faced with mitigation efforts to lessen the impact of climate change, but the authors suggest the findings are also applicable across the Midwest.

Report eyes big changes in store for ag because of changing climate

11/28/18 6:30 AM By Steve Davies

A federal climate change report released the day after Thanksgiving includes a menu of what U.S. farmers can expect over the coming decades: higher temperatures, heavier and more frequent rains, and yield losses.

Major Syngenta Seeds office coming to Chicago suburbs

10/25/18 2:23 PM By Sandra Cowherd

Syngenta says it is establishing a major Global and North American Seeds office in the western suburbs of Chicago and relocating approximately 50 U.S. employees to the new location.

Opinion: Agriculture's Message

09/13/18 6:00 AM By John Block

I wasn’t going to go down this road, but a CNN discussion and article that I have in front of me should not be ignored.

Trump administration to farmers: Hold fast in rough times ahead

07/18/18 7:06 AM By Bill Tomson

The Trump administration dispatched two of its top trade officials to meet with farm groups last week and the message was straightforward: The trade war that has generated tens of billions of dollars in tariffs on U.S. farm commodities isn’t likely to be over soon, and the ag sector needs to prepare for a lot more pain.

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