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The Agriculture News section provides access to all State of Illinois press releases that have been published about agriculture-related news and events, with issues ranging from farming and agribusiness, to the State and County fairs.
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11/05/09 - IDOA Trade Missions Aid Illinois' Livestock Industry
Sales from events the past three months alone total nearly $500,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Trade missions led by the Illinois Department of Agriculture the past three months have produced immediate results, generating almost half a million dollars in business for the state’s livestock industry.
11/03/09 - Oral History of Illinois Agriculture Website Launched
Features 300 hours of audio and video interviews with
more than 130 people
SPRINGFIELD – Anyone with a computer can now see and hear the history of Illinois agriculture told by the people who lived it. Today, during a news conference, the Illinois State Museum launched the Audio-Video Barn website (http://avbarn.museum.state.il.us), featuring 300 hours of interviews with more than 130 people involved with agriculture in Illinois over the past 129 years. The website is the culmination of a two-year Oral History of Illinois Agriculture project led by the Illinois State Museum and Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
10/27/09 - EAB Risk Management Training Offered Throughout The State
Day- long seminar will help municipalities and communities prepare for possible EAB outbreak
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The public will soon have one more tool to use in the fight against an invasive species that has devastated ash trees in the northern and central part of the state. The Illinois Department of Agriculture and University of Illinois Extension are hosting a series of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Risk Management training seminars for persons looking for more information about this beetle and what they can do to help stop its spread.
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