There are about 30,000 Illinois jobs just to produce pork. The processing and distribution side of the industry adds another 20,000 to 30,000 jobs.

We thank him for his courage to stand with Illinois pork producers. If a Farm Bill with a Prop. 12 fix is not signed into law, producers could be forced to fork over $3,600 – $4,000 per sow so ...

For local farmer Ben Stumpf, the steady stream of income from a new federal grant allowed him to quit his second job working nights for UPS in Belleville and focus full-time on his small Monroe ...

In its first year, the grant paid 176 farmers in Illinois a total of $16.2 million for their products, ... said they’ve struggled with price competition for their pork, too.

Illinois pork production is ranked 4th in the U.S. and supports over 30,000 jobs and contributes an estimated $13.8 billion dollars to the economy. ... Illinois pig farmers, ...

The National Pork Board invites consumers to “Taste What Pork Can Do” in a new campaign designed to deliver a message: Pork ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois farmers are playing catch-up this spring planting season. According to the latest report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), corn planted has ...

In its first year, the grant paid 176 farmers in Illinois a total of $16.2 million for their products, ... said they’ve struggled with price competition for their pork, too.

Another farmer, Mitch Cave of 4 Lees Farm in Virginia, Illinois, about 33 miles northwest of Springfield, told lawmakers that if the program continued, he also planned on hiring more employees.