Agri-News stories about Local Food
Wet and hot conditions in northern Illinois are impacting crop growth, as well as providing an opportunity for increased disease pressure this year.
The Illinois Agri-Women organization has awarded five scholarships for students studying agriculture.
Oregon High School students didn’t just learn framing and roofing in their ag construction class — they also learned about giving back and how hunger might be living right next door.
The Illinois General Assembly approved a record $53.1 billion spending plan that included some good and bad news for agriculture-related programs.
Dakarai Howard focuses on urban agriculture and food systems as the senior policy adviser for the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Food companies are using technology to improve sustainability at every step of the supply chain.
Indiana Farm Bureau awarded scholarships to three young women pursuing careers in agriculture.
Kate Nelson was in Los Angeles pursuing her passion for stand-up comedy and theater when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for grants to support urban agriculture and innovative production.
The announcement of the first Local Food Infrastructure Grant recipients is part of multiple efforts pushed by local food system proponents and the legislators in their corner.
Nineteen local food projects were awarded grants aimed at strengthening the local food system and increase access to agricultural products grown and raised in Illinois.
In a country known for its robust agricultural industry, it is disheartening to know just how many people struggle with hunger.
Bethany Community Gardens is offering several free gardening classes this spring with a free meal included.
A celebration of agriculture that crossed generations kicked off the 54th annual Illinois Agricultural Legislative Day. The event drew nearly 50 diverse agricultural organizations and about 1,000 FFA members together to meet with lawmakers.
The Rahn family operates a centennial farm in northern Illinois that includes row crops, hay production, cattle feeding and a cow-calf herd.
Illinois Ag in the Classroom 2024 Teacher of the Year Amanda Stanko was recently named as a National Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award winner.
Indiana State Department of Agriculture is hosting an Indiana pavilion at the 2024 Sweets & Snacks Expo, May 14-16 at the Indianapolis Convention Center.
On the east side of Indianapolis, there was an 8-mile radius void of grocery stores. Now a new store, Indy Fresh Market, provides critical access to food in the area.
This winter, the Northeast Indiana Farm to School Team sourced and distributed over 850 pounds of sweet potato grown by Berry Hill Farm to 20 schools in 11 different school districts across northeast Indiana.
From farm to freezer, the beef from M5 Family Farms is known for being high quality.
Farm stands and stores, online sales and cooperatives are several strategies for producers to reach customers beyond farmers markets. Farmers markets can be an ideal jumping-off point for many producers.
With a look back at successes and a look forward at the changing face of the Illinois Farm Bureau membership and a list of thank-yous “a country mile long,” Richard Guebert Jr. gave his last President’s Address.
Like the phoenix in Greek mythology, University of Illinois Extension has found new life by rising from the symbolic ashes of its recent former self.
A farm sector income report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this year reported record high farm income in 2022, but there’s more to those numbers beyond the headlines.
The Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom program has named Amanda Stanko, a STEM and preschool teacher with Corpus Christi Catholic School in Bloomington, as the 2024 IAITC Teacher of the Year.
September is #HungerActionMonth, a time dedicated to spreading awareness and taking action to end hunger in America.
The La Porte community, including more than 20 businesses and nonprofit organizations, worked together to provide local 4-H-raised protein to 29 food pantries and soup kitchens.
The Du Quoin State Fair reflects the spirit of a region. That region is southern Illinois and Josh Gross, the manager of the fair, is proud of the unique aspect of Illinois’ “other” state fair.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation establishing the Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program to expand resources for food bank systems across the state while supporting local farmers.
Visitors to the Department of Agriculture tent during the first weekend of the Illinois State Fair were treated to the diversity of locally grown food and products.
Our sweet corn season is in full swing. We are selling in Galveston six days a week in addition to the Logansport farmers market. We also sell at the Logansport and Kokomo farmers markets.
From making connections in your community, to gaining knowledge of where food comes from, to boosting local commerce, the benefits of buying locally are endless.
A delicious lineup of new food will be available at the Indiana State Fair. Combined with time-tested favorites, there will be more than 140 food stands to choose from.
Indiana Farm Bureau member and Indianapolis native Nick Carter testified in Washington, D.C., at the Senate Ag Committee hearing about specialty crops for the 2023 farm bill.
All farmers have the opportunity to participate in conversations about food production.
“It’s not always rainbows and sunshine. ”That is Jill Vonder Haar’s description of the weather in her part of southern Illinois, in rural Breese.
Farmer Clay Trainum whistled at a group of young boars from a distance, urging them to greet him on a recent afternoon at Autumn Olive Farms on the outskirts of Waynesboro.
A new restaurant at the Indianapolis International Airport offers Hoosier-grown food to travelers from around the world. Farmers’ Market will feature more than 60 Indiana Grown products.
As snow blankets our frozen fields, winter is a time of reflection for farmers. What worked well, what could we do better and what challenges will the upcoming spring bring?
Every dollar spent via Indiana Grown activities resulted in 97 cents in additional economic activity within Indiana, according to a study from the Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics.
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch announced the appointments for the Indiana Grown Initiative Commission.
Thirty small businesses ranging from bakeries and breweries to retail shops and farms have been recognized as part of the Illinois Made program.
Back in my editorial board days, a late-December staple was thanking readers for holiday food drive contributions paired with a reminder that hunger continues the other 11 months of the year.
Local food and specialty crop growers are joining forces for Illinois’ largest conference focused on bolstering the local food supply chain.
Illinois will use $14.4 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to buy locally produced food and distribute it to those in need, according to state officials.
Customers shopping at the Family Farm Meats store will find a wide variety of products and the farmer at the counter ready to answer questions about their meat purchase.
Focused on delivering an unprecedented opportunity to bolster local food and specialty crops supply chains, three member organizations have teamed up to create the From Food to Flowers: Everything Local conference.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Department of Human Services worked jointly to secure U.S. Department of Agriculture funding that provides new opportunities for underserved farmers and communities.
Ten LaPorte County businesses and nonprofits have partnered to provide local 4-H-raised protein to more than 30 local food pantries and soup kitchens as part of Operation Feed LaPorte County.
Lifelong Montgomery County farmer, Sugar Creek steward and conservation cropping innovator Kenny Cain received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hoosier Environmental Council at the 2022 Greening the Statehouse event in Westfield.