$500 Million Fertilizer Grant to Provide Relief for Farmers

With fertilizer prices more than doubling since last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer additional support in production for farmers to address the rising costs through a grant program, says Lauren Lurkins, Environmental Policy Director with the Illinois Farm Bureau:

The USDA will use funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation set aside for market disruptions to develop a grant program to provide gap financing and support independent, innovative and sustainable fertilizer production for American farmers.

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Illinois State Police Make Arrest in State Trooper Involved Fatal Crash

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Deputies Respond to Head-On Collision in Fulton County

December 26, 2024

Warren County Board Fills Two Seat Vacancies

December 23, 2024

Don’t Let a DUI Wreck Your Holidays

December 21, 2024

Warren County Deputies Receive Awards for Service to Community

December 20, 2024

Monmouth College Senior Profile: Ganon Greenman

December 20, 2024

Monmouth Community Fund Advisory Committee Chair Trevor Davies

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United Choir at the Monmouth Rotary Club

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CASA for West Central Illinois Executive Director Kelly Radeke

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Jayne Schreck and Stephanie Levenson with Monmouth College

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Warren County Public Library Director Larissa Good

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Illinois State Senator Jil Tracy

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