Agriculture

A bill meant to stem nutrient pollution resulting from farm runoff has met opposition from a formidable foe – the...

Excess nutrients from runoff of fertilizers used on suburban lawns and golf courses, along with waste from daily use in...

Nutrient loss is one of the most serious pollution threats faced in the U.S., causing a Rhode Island-sized dead zone...

Off the southern coast of the U.S., there is an area six times the size of Rhode Island where every...

Illinois has, for decades, laid out a nutrient reduction strategy aimed at reducing the amount of nitrogen, phosphorous and other...

From the Illinois Agri-Food Alliance: COVID-19 is rapidly exposing our food system's susceptibilities and disconnects.

Jerry Costello II has some decorating to do in his office. The new director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture...

Illinois farmers will get a much-needed lift from two international trade agreements approved by the federal government this week, but...

The state’s climatologist is predicting Illinois farmers are likely to endure more burdensomely wet weather while they try to plant...

Production of Illinois’ two most valuable crops fell by roughly one-fifth last year, according to final crop yield numbers released...