Less than 25% of Illinois farmland is owned by the farmer who works the land, with the rest leased by individuals, family trusts and, increasingly, investors looking to turn a profit.

When the Trump administration slashed a successful food aid program, Austin Flamm set out to put politics aside. “Everybody needs a meal,’’ he said.

To learn more about IBTR, go to https://extension.illinois.edu/forestry, especially check out the interactive map of IBTR champions. The sheer size of the eastern cottonwood, the biggest tree in ...

That’s despite their winning just 55% of the vote. This tells any fair-minded person that Illinois has a map problem. Democrats have drawn the 118 House districts in such a way as to reduce the ...

coli contamination. California-based Grimmway Farms is at the center of the ongoing recall, issued Saturday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who said the ...

Sarah Frey, founder of Frey Farms, and longtime Trump ally Charles Herbster are among the list of names President-elect Donald Trump is considering tapping as his Agriculture secretary ...

Sarah Frey was the youngest of 21 children in a blended family, and was the last of her siblings left on the family’s 80-acre farm near Keenes (population ~ 100) in southeastern Illinois. In ...

Gov. Kim Driscoll unveiled the trail’s map at one of its locations, Richardson’s Farm in Middleton. “Dairy farms are the backbone of the Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail,” said Driscoll in a ...

Fae Farm Skies of Azoria, the second DLC add-on content, has finally arrived on PC and Switch. Wondering what the new map has on offer for players? Before jumping in, we’ll give you a quick ...