Moving American Agriculture to “Net Zero”
For Illinois farmers, the climate crisis is no longer a distant threat - it’s here. Many have already adopted changes that make their farm operation more resilient in the face of uncertain weather. A new…
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Farmers Training Farmers on Diversifying Profits
This week, Alliance communication coordinator Piero Taico joined two dozen farmers from across the state and region at the Routes to Farm two-day “Farmer-to-Farmer Marketing Intensive” at Angelic Organics Learning Center. The aim of the…
Health Insurance partially funded for Soil & Water Conservation District Employees
Notice we said partially… not fully. The Illinois Department of Agriculture returns to its’ practice of designating funds from the soil and water conservation program by allocating $1 million to Soil Water Conservation Districts (SWCD)…
Join Illinois Farmers Urging Climate Action
Farmers from every corner of the state tell us they have seen the impact of climate firsthand. This year’s devastating losses from extreme weather have brought home the urgent need to address the climate crisis…