(The Center Square) – With a goal of bolstering local food and specialty crops supply chains, three Illinois organizations have joined forces to create the From Food to Flowers: Everything Local conference. The event is.
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(The Center Square) – Local farms in Illinois with excess product can now connect with food banks and nonprofits in their area to provide donations or marked down food items through an online directory. The Donations an.
The General Assembly gave Illinois agritourism businesses some relief on liability insurance costs. For years, Illinois Farm Bureau and the Illinois Specialty Growers Association have worked to address agritourism liability issues against stiff opposition from the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Rachel Aud Crowe, D- Glen Carbon, and Senate.