Tag: Farm

Economist: Rural economy softening, but not like 1980s  By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index shows economic conditions are certainly tightening across America’s Heartland. But the downturn so far has not reached anywhere near what was experienced during…

Financial impacts of federal action stir anxiety for Illinois farmers by Ashley Soriano and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois February 21, 2025 CHICAGO — The effects of President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on allies and rivals are yet…

News For Illinois Homes    Farmers share how to keep your soil on your farms      AgrAbility provides more resources, expands chronic disease webinar series through summer     Emerald ash borer continues spread through Illinois; Extension can help…

Little did Matt Boucher know a social media post spotlighting three generations on his farm would springboard his family to a role in a Super Bowl commercial. The fourth-generation Livingston County farmer and his daughter will be featured in a…