Illinois farmers are invited to one of three seminars planned throughout the state which will focus on innovative soil and water conservation practices.
One of the seminars is planned at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
The one-day seminars will feature local agricultural producers and...
Many school aged children do not know where their food comes from. In fact neither do many adults.
According to a survey commissioned by the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance, 72 percent of consumers know nothing or very little about farming or ranching.
But Farm to School programs are trying to...
Farmers who want to meet with regional buyers one-on-one are invited to attend a “Meet the Buyers” event scheduled for Oct. 10.
The one-day event will take place at the St. Louis University campus in the II Monastero Building at 3050 Olive St. in St. Louis from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Doors open at 9:30...
In recent decades, farming across Illinois has evolved dramatically in the face of technological, environmental and economic change.
An upcoming evening of food, music and conversation which is planned in Cobden will offer those who attend an opportunity to discuss possible future developments in...
University of Illinois Extension is teaming up with area farmers to provide four evening “twilight meetings.”
The goal of the evenings is to highlight and demonstrate diverse farming enterprises across Southern Illinois.
Organizers said that anyone who is involved in, or interested in, local...