The Illinois Department of Agriculture says the state’s wheat producers have approved a measure to implement a wheat check-off program. By a vote of 207 to 69, producers passed a referendum to implement a voluntary program with a 1.5 cent per bushel assessment rate. The Illinois Wheat Development Act was passed into law to foster […]
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