Farm Week
20 stories
Eggs for Easter More Affordable than Last Year
By Rhiannon Branch FarmWeek Consumers purchasing table eggs for Easter festivities were welcomed by a lower price tag at the…
Farm bill 2.0, H-2A Reform on Tap for Congress
By Tammie Sloup FarmWeek Text for a new farm bill could be released by February and Congress will likely consider…
Livestock prices favorable; risk management remains key
By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek Livestock markets in 2025 have been more favorable than in recent years compared to crop markets,…
Congress advances whole milk bill
By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek After more than a decade of whole milk being absent from school cafeterias, legislation allowing for…
Farm Bill Extended Again in Government Reopening
By Tammie Sloup FarmWeek The Ag Department resumed normal operations while the farm bill was extended for a third year…
Demand, HPAI drive record egg prices
By Rhiannon Branch FarmWeek Consumers are experiencing the highest egg prices in history driven by increased demand and highly pathogenic…
Monarch Butterflies Proposed as Threatened Species
By Tammie Sloup FarmWeek U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing federal protections for the monarch butterfly. The service…
U.S. Sets Ethanol Exports Record
By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek Already the world’s top ethanol producer, the U.S. exported a record 1.75 billion gallons from September…
Study shows tariff-induced trade war would hurt U.S. farmers
A tow enters the lock chamber moving upstream at Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet. A new study finds…
Recent Farm Accidents Alert Safety Experts
By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Already this harvest season, grain entrapments, utility task vehicle (UTV) crashes and other farm accidents have…
It’s Showtime at the Illinois State Fair
The state’s best youth livestock exhibitors compete during the 2023 Illinois State Fair Master Showmanship contest. The exhibitors each represented…
