USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has taken another step toward limiting the impact of an outbreak of foreign animal diseases by amending and strengthening its animal disease ...

These fly larvae infest warm-blooded animals, including humans, causing severe infections. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has heightened import restrictions on animal ...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is launching a new program thanks in part to a hefty grant. IDOA was able to ...

“The crops are starting to wind down. There’s lot to be excited about.” The latest USDA report shows Illinois corn crop conditions climbed 3 points from last week, now sitting at 70% of the ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced $14.7 million in federal grant funding will be used to extend the state’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program beyond June 30.

President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of Stephen Vaden as deputy secretary of USDA for his upcoming administration. Vaden, who served as general counsel for USDA during Trump’s ...

Night - Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of precipitation. Winds SSE at 5 to 9 mph (8 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 42 °F (5.6 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 63 °F (17.2 °C). Winds ...

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Illinois has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As ...