Virtual Food & Farm Lobby Day 2020
UPDATE: We want to let you know Virtual Food & Farm Lobby Day is postponed for now. When lawmakers are able to return to Springfield, we will bring this incredible community together. But you can use your…
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Local Food Lobby Day 2019
On Wednesday, April 10th, local food advocates, farmers, and citizens from across the state will come together in Springfield for Local Food Lobby Day to encourage their legislators to support local food and farms. Local Food…
Support Conservation on Public Lands HB2819/Miller
Nearly every drop of rainfall that hits Illinois flows west and down to the Mississippi Gulf, carrying with it our soil and our runoff nutrients. Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution comes from wastewater treatment plants, industrial…
Annual Meeting in Northwestern Illinois
We’re on tour! Join us at one of four regional meetings to celebrate big wins for local food, industrial hemp and cottage food, reflect on the challenges that lay ahead, hear the latest on our…
Annual Meeting in Northern Illinois
We’re on tour! Join us at one of four regional meetings to celebrate big wins for local food, industrial hemp and cottage food, reflect on the challenges that lay ahead, hear the latest on our…
Industrial Hemp Seminar
Join us at Rolling Meadows Brewery & Farm for a free industrial hemp seminar on March 19 from 11am until 3pm. The day will consist of presentations and discussions on the following topics: Update on…
Finalized hemp rules are right around the corner!
On February 5, the Illinois Department of Agriculture hosted a public hearing to give hopeful hemp cultivators, processors, and other stakeholders a platform to voice their concerns, suggestions, and praises for the proposed industrial hemp…
Join Us for Local Food Lobby Day, April 10th
On Wednesday, April 10th, local food advocates, farmers, and citizens from across the state will come together in Springfield for Local Food Lobby Day to encourage their legislators to support local food and farms. Local Food…
Tell Sonny: Share Your Perspective with the USDA Fruit & Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue wants to hear from fruit and vegetable growers like you. This fall, Secretary Perdue appointed Molly Gleason of Illinois Stewardship Alliance as one of 25 members on the national Fruit and…
Illinois farmers one step closer to industrial hemp
Hemp Bill passed another hurdle last week in the House Ag Committee; already passed the Senate unanimously Springfield – On Tuesday, May 8th, the Illinois House Agriculture Committee members voted unanimously to move forward legislation…