Abigail Bottar

A new study found that bird populations are declining at a faster pace in areas with a lot of agriculture, especially in the Midwest.

CBC - Top Stories A Moncton nature club spent Saturday scraping twigs and feathers from boxes they put up last year to prepare for the upcoming nesting season in May.

A Moncton nature club spent Saturday scraping twigs and feathers from boxes they put up last year to prepare for the upcoming nesting season in May. The CBC's Ian Curran was there.

A new study found that bird populations are declining at a faster pace in areas with a lot of agriculture, especially in the Midwest.

Lawmakers hope to bring the farm bill to the House floor for a vote Thursday.

HOMER – On a drizzly day at Homer Lake Forest Preserve east of Champaign-Urbana, Morgan Duerksen-Balk walked around a wetland where frogs normally mate this time of year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing moving the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center and the National Soybean Germplasm Collection from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, where they've both been housed for decades.

The loss of bird populations has been documented since the 1970s.

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY – Champaign County is not experiencing drought for the first time since last fall.

Champaign-Urbana Special Recreation was founded in 1985 and has been providing year-round opportunities for children and adults with disabilities, such as afterschool programs, overnight trips, special Olympics and summer day camps.