One year after the Illinois Monarch Project Agriculture Action Plan was unveiled on Earth Day, Illinois Farm Bureau continues to highlight voluntary conservation efforts geared toward pollinators. [Read more...]
Illinois Department of Labor Shares Safety Measures for 2020 Planting Season
Illinois Department of Labor Urges Drivers and Farmers to Practice Safety
SPRINGFIELD – COVID-19 has hit the pause button for millions of people in Illinois – but that does not include the state’s farmers. [Read more...]
Rep. Bailey Welcomes FFA Students at 50th Ag Day
Rep. Bailey takes a ‘selfie” with the Carmi FFA delegation in his Springfield office. Photo provided.
State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) welcomed several groups of students to the State Capitol on Tuesday as part of the 50th Ag Day program sponsored by the Illinois FFA. [Read more...]
Illinois DNR Newsbits – March 2020
Spring Turkey Applications: 2020 Illinois Spring Wild Turkey Season permits still available after the lottery drawings will be sold over the counter by DNR Direct license and permit vendors beginning March 10. Go to the IDNR website for more information: https://bit.ly/396Ccmw. [Read more...]
Illinois DNR Newsbits – Hunting Licenses, Historical Events
Fall Archery Turkey Harvest: Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary statewide total of 740 wild turkeys during the 2019-2020 Fall Archery Turkey Season. [Read more...]
