Ed Dubrick

2 Results / Page 1 of 1

AD
Illinois chicken law chickens

Capitol News Illinois

“Chicken bill” heading to Governor’s desk to ease restrictions on small poultry farmers

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- A bill that would lift long-standing restrictions on small poultry farmers in Illinois, reducing red tape and transforming the way local farmers process and sell their products, is heading to the governor. Under a measure dubbed the “chicken bill,” farmers who process fewer than 7,500 birds annually would be exempt from state and federal inspections of their poultry operations or from having to send birds to USDA-approved processing facilities — an increase from the previous […]

todayJune 7, 2025 157

Illinois farm support

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois scrambles to boost locally produced farm products

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — When Illinois named small farmer Nathan Ryder a finalist for a federal $100,000 Local Food Infrastructure Grant, he made big plans for his farm in the southeastern tip of the state. Then the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut his funding. The Ryder family farm, a 10-acre operation in Pope County that produces chicken eggs, sheep, and some fruits and vegetables, would have used the money to purchase a refrigerated truck.  Ryder said he wanted to […]

todayApril 22, 2025 113

AD

Heartland Media Group of Central Illinois & Eastern Missouri
107 W. State Street PO Box 149
Nokomis, IL 62075
Tel: (866) 420-7790

STAY CONNECTED

CHECK OUT OUR STATIONS

DEADLINES & PUBLICATION INFORMATION

Deadlines
News and sports submissions
: 11 p.m. Central
Advertising, legals, obituaries: 5 p.m. Central

Publication times
Late breaking news as it happens
Normal publication:
11 p.m. Central daily
Other news:
Published as it’s made available

AD
AD
Some rights reserved 2016-2027 Heartland Newsfeed and 2023-2027 Heartland Media Group of Central Illinois & Eastern Missouri
Some images copyright United Press International, Capitol News Illinois, Missourinet, Missouri Independent, Public News Service.
Other images courtesy of Adobe Stock, Pexels, Pixabay, and Unsplash.
AD
AD
AD