The Director of State Legislation for Illinois Farm Bureau says the $8 billion Illinois State Budget covers the basics for the Illinois Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022.
“Overall, their budget was pretty much a maintenance level budget. Their budget lines were the same as last year.”
Kevin Semlow tells Brownfield there was a significant increase in funds for conservation programs supporting the Illinois Nutrient loss reduction strategy that IFB supports, and he says they are always happy to hear.
