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,…
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…
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,…
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…
Written by Richard Lyons – This op ed appeared in the Bloomington Pantagraph and Decatur Herald & Review Two years ago, Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Agriculture made a wise investment in the…
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 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…
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…
The Alliance is proud of our Caucus members taking center stage on Ciliving.tv to share more about their roles as lobby day leaders at our upcoming Food Farm Week of Action. Kaitie Adams, Savanna Institutes…
Your Organization Can Endorse the Home-to-Market Act Here Your Cottage or Home-Based Food Business Can Endorse the Home-to-Market Act here You can ask your legislator to support the Home-to-Market Act here This week, farmers and…