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 A Chicago farm has been hit with twin crises of avian flu and federal funding freeze. But the owners remain optimistic

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

IN MEMORIAM l Joan Dye Gussow, who died at 96, was a local food advocacy pioneer. She may not be a household name, but she benefited many...

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..

LOCAL FOOD l Village Farmstand, an e-commerce aggregator of local food, is piloting delivery while their building undergoes emergency repair

FARMS AND FARMERS l The federal regime has cut funding to participants in programs benefiting farmers, the needy and local food in general..