Illinois Department of Agriculture

Mark Ernst with the Illinois Department of Agriculture says a new rule requiring farmers to report interstate movement of dairy cattle has helped contain the spread of H5N1.

Illinois State University’s Department of Agriculture held its annual Awards Banquet on Sunday, where many current and incoming students and faculty in the department were honored for their contributions and accomplishments. A new scholarship was awarded during the ceremony in honor of ISU student Kristian “KP” Philpotts, who was killed while driving for a rideshare company in Urbana in 2022.

Since 2015, the state has released a biannual report detailing its progress in curbing nitrogen and phosphorus pollution into the Mississippi River.

If you see the bug, take a photo, squish it and then report it to the state Agriculture Department.

Illinois candidates for governor talked agriculture policy at an ag sector roundtable Wednesday consisting of more than 100 industry leaders. The session was held in McLean County at Shuler Farms in rural Lexington.

A giant of Illinois agriculture has died. Former state representative, state agriculture director and longtime 4-H booster Gordon Ropp was 87 years…

In the 90 days since Gov. JB Pritzker appointed her head of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Colleen Callahan said she’s gained an…

John Sullivan was chosen by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to head the Illinois Department of Agriculture, succeeding former director Raymond Poe.