The National Pork Producers Council announced the induction of Ken and Julie Maschhoff and Sam Carney into the NPPC Hall of Fame during the 2026 National Pork Industry Forum.
The dairy checkoff has unveiled Dairy Does More, a national marketing communications platform to help grow demand by reshaping how consumers think about dairy foods.
The September-seeded rye really greened up with the rain and temperatures, so some grazing may be taking place soon.
A little moisture is all it takes to get folks thinking spring has arrived.
I know a lot of people were thinking, and maybe rightfully so, that our region could use moisture. I beg to differ.
Markup of the new farm bill is underway and Illinois pork producers got a first-hand account of the legislation by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee chair.
The Illinois Pork Producers Association is working to restore pork options on the menus of Chicago Public Schools.
Raising livestock is an important way for Chad Bell to diversify his farming operation in western Illinois.
A fifth-generation hog farmer was seated as Illinois Pork Producers Association president during its annual meeting at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
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