iBi - May 2010

Farming is faced with the challenges of an ever-competitive landscape and increasing focus on efficiency and business knowledge to survive.

Rural communities will have to reinvent themselves in order for Rural America to be renewed.

Although the U.S. has one of the safest food supplies in the world, food safety remains an important issue.

Renewable biofuels have the potential to reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil, lower greenhouse gas emissions and further develop the rural economy.

Absentee landowners need assistance in managing their responsibilities on the farm.

Across central Illinois, a promising new crop has spent the winter covered by a blanket of snow.

An initiative of Peoria’s Campaign for a Walkable West Bluff yielded over 500 pounds of organic tomatoes last summer.

Earlier this spring, the Farm Bureau sponsored the 10th annual “Farmers Share of the Food Dollar Breakfast” at Exposition Gardens in Peoria.

Bioenergy is a key word these days, and it could be the solution to some serious issues facing our region and our entire country.

While other investments have experienced ups and downs, farmland has enjoyed unprecedented returns in recent years.

Over the last 20 years, CSA farms have become essential parts of the locally grown food movement.

Since 1984, the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program has visited 32 different countries as part of its two-year curriculum.

Much like my own experience, agriculture has helped build the character of America.

NCAUR researchers are developing new ingredients and processing technologies that add health benefits beyond basic nutrition.

It is expected that this new tool for reducing scab of wheat will be available to agricultural producers in the near-future.

Climate change will impact all of us and there are many segments of our life that may be affected.