Water Conservancy District Expansion Law Now in Effect
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 6, 2019 at 9:03am
People who live in flood plains now have the option to join together into special districts to fight off future disasters. House Bill 2583 went into effect on August 23rd allowing for water conservancy districts to expand by voter referendum. Sponsored by 106th district representative Tom Bennett along with 13 other sponsors including Representative C.D. […]
Dicamba Still Causing Problems For IL Farmers
By Benjamin Cox on September 2, 2019 at 11:48am
A volatile pesticide is causing problems for farmers in Illinois for the third straight year. Dicamba, a herbicide for soybean crops developed by Monsanto, is again causing crop damage throughout the state – and has been doing so since 2017. Each year, dicamba has drifted off-target and damaged millions of acres of non-resistant soybeans, specialty […]