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There is currently heavy police presence near Victory Park in Urbana on the intersection of S Lynn and E Green Streets.
Herff Jones is beginning a phased plan to close its local facility in nine months and move the plant's manufacturing ...
Rising global temperatures are set to devastate food crops across the world, with particularly alarming impacts projected for ...
"The area feels like it’s missing a sense of charm or identity—something that makes it feel like a destination rather than ...
The USAID cuts to the Soybean Innovation Laby could have a widespread impact not only on the program and its employees at the ...
At this point in the season, crops have mostly been planted and in some cases replanted, depending on how much rain areas ...
an assistant professor of agricultural and consumer economics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. “You do start to wonder if the Corn Belt is going to be the Corn Belt in the future.” ...
More Illinois specialty crop growers are planting in high tunnels to extend their growing season, increase crop diversity, ...
In the shadow of corn, soybeans and climate change, a handful of farmers are building a supply chain for local produce in Illinois.
Boundaries include the cornfield along the right side of the first fairway — “We buy hail insurance for the first 50 rows,” Ohnoutka joked — the gravel roads west and south, and a wall of ...