FOOD NON-PROFITS l For years, Illinois Stewardship Alliance has held advocacy days in Springfield. This year they are going beyond with a two-day conference...

FARM FUNDING CRISIS l Farm Aid profiled farmers hurt by federal funding cuts. This article republishes their feature on an Illinois farmer..

FARM FUNDING l Farmer Marty Thomas, facing twin crises, clarifies that he supports government funding but favors more farm self-sufficiency

FARM FUNDING CRISIS l Watch the video of the powerful testimony by Illinois farmers on the destructive impact of federal funding freezes...

FARM FUNDING CRISIS l Farmers Testified at a state House hearing about the hardships caused by an abruptyly imposed federal funding freeze

FARM FUNDING CRISIS l The Illinois House Ag Committee is holding a Tuesday hearing on the farm funding crisis, and there's a livestream...

FARM FUNDING CRISIS l Farm law nonprofit Farm Commons is holding a March 12 webinar for farmers whose USDA contracts have been frozen...

FARM FUNDING CRISIS l Healing Soils Foundation is taking applications for bridge loans up to $50,000 from regenerative and organic farmers..

FARM FUNDING CRISIS l Farmers and food system leaders can testify at the IL House Agriculture Committee hearing on the farm funding crisis..

FEDERAL FARM POLICY l Farm Aid, a leading voice for family farmers and a better food system, calls for lifting the federal funding freeze...