Eric Hodel, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumnus, has carved a unique path from his childhood on a Central Illinois farm to becoming the CEO of Midwest Food Bank, one of the nation’s largest faith-based food banks. Hodel’s story is deeply rooted in agriculture and community service, values instilled in him from an early age.
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) has announced Janet Adkison and Gale Cunningham as the 2025 inductees into its prestigious Hall of Fame. The two veteran agricultural communicators will be honored during the Night of Honors banquet on November 20, as part of the 82nd annual NAFB Convention in Kansas City.
Since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic in early 2020, businesses big […]
Illinois Extension is inviting you to learn how you can support pollinators in your backyard!
Stephen Long, the U of I’s Ikenberry Endowed Chair Emeritus of Plant Biology and Crop Sciences, has been selected as a Top Agri-food Pioneer (TAP) for 2025 by the World Food Prize Foundation. The honor goes to trailblazers driving change in agriculture and global food security.
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till stuck in the heat wave, Champaign-Urbana faces another hot, humid weekend with a few storm chances. But don’t worry, cooler air is on the way early next week.
A June 18 study published in Nature found that climate change is putting the world’s food production at risk, as opposed to previous studies that suggested warming could increase global food production.