Efforts made to revise hours farm supplies can be hauled

Two of the few congressional farmers led an effort Tuesday to clarify rules on the hours motor carriers can haul agricultural goods or supplies.

Kane Farm Bureau marks century of helping farmers — and some city folks, too

When the Kane County Farm Bureau started out a century ago, 80-year-old John White Jr. says, most county residents were farmers.But their lives were drastically different from that of farmers today, or even from those of the city folk of their day.The biggest differences were transportation and communications, White says. There was no radio or TV to bring the outside world to the farm, and no ...

Dairy farm back to selling raw milk

A Franklin County dairy has resumed selling unpasteurized milk, after reports of a contaminated batch halted sales for nearly two weeks.

USDA awards $40 million grants to boost local farm/food projects

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday awarded $40.2 million in grants to farmers, ranchers and farmer-controlled rural business ventures aimed at spurring locally produced food supplies and renewable energy ventures. USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan said 298 recipients in 44 states and Puerto Rico will receive business development assistance through the Value-Added ...

Farming firm makes innovative moo-ve into cow cubicle market

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