SPRINGFIELD — 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 ...

Amidst the annual holiday boom in turkey sales, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing a new rule to reduce salmonella in poultry. That's a laudable goal, but the actual ...

“I just heard that Central Illinois Poultry Processing, the only processor in a four-hour radius of us, will no longer be offering ground chicken as a processing option. I’m worried about our ground ...

Legislation would allow farmers to sell their poultry at farmers markets, roadside stands and through delivery By GRACE FRIEDMAN Medill Illinois News Bureau [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — ...