USDA: Corn Plantings Have Picked Up, But Still Behind
By Jim Suhr
U.S. farmers are making the most of a respite from what has been a wet spring to get their corn crops planted. However, the pace still keeps them well behind schedule.
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Several Counties to Get Federal Aid After Flooding
By The Associated Press
Eleven Illinois counties will get some federal money to recover from the flooding in the state that occurred in late April and early May.
Congressman Davis Takes on Farm Bill
By Jeff Bossert
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee is expected to start marking up the new Farm Bill on Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) is one of the new members of Congress working on the measure.
Sanitary Officials Hold Meeting on Selling Wastewater to Fertilizer Company
By Sean Powers
There is a public meeting Wednesday night on a proposal for the Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District to sell million of gallons of treated wastewater to Cronus Chemical LLC, a company that is thinking about building a fertilizer plant in Tuscola.
Bee Deaths May Have Reached a Crisis Point for Crops
By Dan Charles
According to a new survey of America's beekeepers, almost a third of the country's honeybee colonies did not make it through the winter.
Can Salmon Farming Be Sustainable? Maybe, If You Head Inland
By Alastair Bland
Is salmon farming ever sustainable?
Jury Convicts Illinois Official of Lying About Water Contamination
By The Associated Press
A one-time suburban Chicago official has been convicted of lying about drawing water for residents for decades from a well tainted by a cancer-causing chemical.
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Criminal Justice,
Environment
Frerichs: IL EPA in ‘Right Direction’ with Landfill Oversight
By Jeff Bossert
Senator Mike Frerichs says legislators and environmental officials are taking some positive first steps towards oversight of the Clinton Landfill, and protecting the area’s drinking water.
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Environment,
Government
Illinois River Crests to All-Time High Near Peoria
By Tanya Koonce
Peoria has a front row seat to the great Illinois River flood of 2013.
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Environment
Mississippi River’s Many ‘Parents’ Look To Unify
By David Schaper
Life on the Mississippi River is a roller coaster of highs and lows: record high floodwaters one year, a drought and near-record low water levels the next. And those are just two of the many problems faced by river stakeholders like barge operators, farmers and conservation groups.
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Environment