Agriculture

Two bills that would have required more transparency in the process that provides food to state agencies did not make...

A bill to ban carbon sequestration near the Mahomet Aquifer cleared the General Assembly on Tuesday.

Two bills in the legislature would help small farmers by purchasing food directly from them and allow poultry farmers to...

Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed a 31% funding cut for farmers who plant cover crops to prevent soil erosion and...

The Trump administration has stopped reimbursing Illinois for a pair of programs designed to help farmers and boost food supply.

Illinois farmers are still anxiously awaiting passage of an updated federal Farm Bill, which is now more than a year...

The Soybean Innovation Lab operated by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is set to close after its federal funding was...

Illinois faces legislative and environmental challenges with carbon capture technology amid intense lobbying by Marquis Energy and the corn industry.

Gov. JB Pritzker endorses legislation to regulate intoxicating hemp products, including delta-8, addressing safety and marketing concerns.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture postponed finalizing stricter hemp regulations after growers raised concerns about licensing and overpolicing.