After spring planting is complete, agricultural producers in Illinois should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency county office to complete crop acreage reports before the ...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is lifting the temporary suspension on the exhibition or sale of poultry at swap meets, exhibitions, flea markets and auction markets. The suspension was ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Edited News Release/KY3) - For more than a decade, Arkansas Fish and Game agents have been eradicating wild boars and feral hogs. These invasive boars, estimated at more than 6 ...

(Photo courtesy of USDA-APHIS) The USDA again closed the Mexican border to live cattle, bison and horse imports as the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating maggot, spreads farther north toward the ...

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Springfield Wednesday, where she blasted Illinois' sanctuary state policies and Gov. J.B. Pritzker's leadership. Pritzker's ...

For many St. Louisans, Springfield, Illinois, has long been a favorite for a quick day trip. But look a little closer, and you’ll find this historic capital city has more than enough to fill a ...

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Illinois state Sen. Doris Turner (D-Springfield), who represents the area, issued a statement: "When we drop our kids off in the morning, we should always have the utmost belief that they will ...

Deering emphasized that crops don’t grow in a swamp, they grow in the fertile plains of central Illinois. She added that it's time the government relocated the USDA to a place where people are ...

The two trait products reviewed by USDA-APHIS were developed utilizing Cibus’ Rapid Trait Development System™ (RTDS®) technologies that enable targeted genetic changes without integrating ...

RELATED: USDA budget cuts impacting groups in the Ozarks like Springfield Community Gardens The protest was in response to millions of federal funding cuts to the USDA by the Trump Administration.