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Category Archives: Legislation
Illinois Plant Sales Tax Places Unfair Burden on Small Farms
Illinois Farmers are exempt from paying sales tax on seeds but not for plant starts In Illinois, farmers do not have to pay sales tax on their seed purchases. However; this same exemption does not…
Good News: 2021 Legislative Wrap Up
You can expect more local food & cleaner water, thanks to key legislative victories As the 2021 legislative session comes to a close, Alliance members and supporters, farmers and eaters, and ally organizations have so…
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announces an incentive program for cover crops
Big News! The Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP), offered by RMA, will help farmers maintain their cover crop systems, despite the financial challenges posed by the pandemic. Join American Farmland Trust and representatives from RMA,…
Take Action! Tell state leaders you want local, healthy, fair, humane, and sustainable food
Good Food = Local, Healthy, Fair, Humane, and Sustainable You can help shift millions of taxpayer dollars toward local, fair, healthy, humane, and sustainable farms and businesses. Illinois spends millions to procure food for public…
Take Action! Support the Home-to-Market Act in the House
Your support is needed to pass the Home-to-Market Act in the House In late April, the Home-to-Market Act SB2007 passed out of the Senate unanimously in a 57-0 vote! If you’ve been tracking the bill,…
Rep. Underwood introduced new bi-partisan legislation to support farmers at the frontlines of the climate crisis
Illinois Stewardship Alliance is excited to see Representative Underwood and Representative Gallagher team up to introduce the Farmers Fighting Climate Change Act! For many Alliance farmer members, climate change has become one of the leading…
Take Action! Urge Gov. Pritzker to include farmers in our climate change fight
Agriculture is a climate change solution. 23 millions acres of prime Illinois farmland could be a giant carbon sink. But farms – and farmers! – have yet to be identified as part of our state’s…
Take Action: Urge lawmakers to support the Healthy Local Food Incentives Fund
Take Action to connect farmers andSNAP customers! You can make SNAP Match programs at farmers markets a reality for Illinois families and farmers! SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 1 in 6 children in…
Take Action! Sign the Petition for Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program
Lets cover 200,000 acres in cover crops! For two years in a row, the excitement and demand for Fall Covers for Spring Savings cover crop reward program for Illinois farmers has exceeded the 50,000 acres…