The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says agriculture needs the U.S. Senate to provide the certainty of a new five-year farm bill. However, Phillip Nelson, who farms in LaSalle County, says the clock is ticking. “The thing that worries me, we’ve got a short time to get there.” He says, “Senator Thune has said […]
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