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Star Buds IL, a Colorado-based company, will grow and manufacture cannabis products under one roof for distribution throughout the state.
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It can be nice when a friend secretly leaves a bouquet of flowers on your doorstep on May Day, but what if you receive a package of unsolicited seeds in…
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The Illinois Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for this year’s hemp growing season. Hemp has many uses. Some include the production…
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UPDATE 11/22/19:This week, following a bipartisan letter Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to…
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The Illinois Department of Agriculture recently treated several northern Illinois counties for gypsy moths.Areas in northern Will County, Joliet/Will…
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The Illinois Department of Agriculture heard from the public on Tuesday regarding proposed rules for the state's industrial hemp program .
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John Sullivan was chosen by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to head the Illinois Department of Agriculture, succeeding former director Raymond Poe.
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Illinois lawmakers approved legisltation that would allow farmers to grow industrial hemp. Hemp is derived from the cannabis plant, but it has a non-drug…
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The Illinois Department of Agriculture plans to spray about 37,000 acres of farmland Wednesday to combat gypsy moths.Gypsy Moths are a non-native species…
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Two Illinois lawmakers have proposed a plan to offer tax credits to biotechnology businesses in hopes of boosting agricultural jobs in central…