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Lists contact names & phone numbers for specific programs. Unless otherwise noted, area code is 217.

Consumer Services

Consumer Services Phone Number
Agricultural Statistics 524-9606
Community Garden 785-8300
Egg and Egg Products Inspection 524-1550
Electronic Scanner Inspections 785-8301
Fuel Quality Inspections 785-8301
Gas Pump Inspections 785-8301
Horsemeat Program 785-4733
ISO 9000 785-8480
Length, Mass, Volume and Temperature Testing 785-8301
Market News 785-5710
Meats Chemistry Testing 785-4709
Meat and Poultry Administrative Hearings 785-4709
Meat and Poultry Brokers and Broker Licensing 785-4709
Meat and Poultry Complaints 785-4709
Meat and Poultry Compliance 785-4709
Meat and Poultry Labeling 785-4709
Meat and Poultry Plant billed Overtime 785-4709
Meat and Poultry Plant Blue Prints 785-4709
Meat and Poultry Licensing 785-4709
Meat and Poultry Plant Owner Inquiries 785-4709
Meat and Poultry Processing 785-4709
Meat and Poultry Specimen Permits 785-4709
Meat and Poultry Truck Wrecks 785-4709
Meat Samples Testing 785-4709
Moisture Meter Testing 785-8301
Personal Property Warehouse Licensing and Inspection 785-8320
Prepackaged Goods Inspections 785-8301
Refrigerated Warehouses Program 785-4709
Registered Service Person Program 785-8301
Scales Inspections 785-8301
State II Vapor Recover Inspections 785-8301

County Fairs and Horse Racing

County Fairs and Horse Racing Phone Number 
Breeder Incentive Programs - Main Line 782-4231
County Fair Program 524-0666
Quarter Horse Program 785-0106
Standardbred Program 557-4606
Thoroughbred Program 785-0106

DuQuoin State Fair

DuQuoin State Fair Phone Number
AgriLand Expo (Farm Progress Companies) 618/542-1515
Camping 618/542-1515
Credentials 618/542-1515
Grandstand Entertainment 618/542-1515
Grounds Maintenance 618/542-1515
Horse Events 618/542-1515
Livestock Competitions 618/542-1515
Parade 618/542-1515
Parking 618/542-1515
Security 618/542-1515
Space Rental 618/542-1515
Special Events 618/542-1515

Grain Industry

Grain Industry Phone Number
Anhydrous Ammonia Facility Safety Inspections 785-8212
Animal Feed Inspection and Analysis 785-8212
Animal Feed Registration 785-8356
Feed Registration and Analysis 785-8502
Fertilizer Inspection and Analysis 785-8212
Fertilizer Registration 785-8349
Grain Dealer and Warehouse Examination 785-8320
785-8308
Grain Dealer and Warehouse Licensing 785-8321
Grain Elevator Failures 785-8302
Illinois Grain Insurance Fund 785-8308
Market News and Information 785-5710
Moisture Meter Testing 785-8301
Pet Food 785-8212
Scale Inspections 785-8301
Seed Inspection and Analysis 785-8485
Seed Licensing 785-8462
Service Seed Testing 785-8485
Statistics 524-9606

Illinois State Fair

Illinois State Fair Phone Number
Advertising 782-1698
Camping 782-0775
Credentials 782-0775
Fair Space Rental 524-2291
Farm Expo 524-9130
Grandstand Entertainment 782-1979
Grounds Maintenance 524-7992
Horse Events 782-0786
Livestock Competitions 782-1523
Livestock Drug Testing 782-4943
Mega-Passes 782-0775
News Media Coordination 782-6661
Non-Fair Space Rental 782-1698
Parking Passes 782-0775
Security 782-2622
Special Events 785-3482
State Fair Concessions 524-2291
Twilight Parade 785-3482

Land and Water Resources

Land and Water Resources Phone Number
Agricultural Areas 785-4458
Conservation 2000 785-7658
Cost-Share Grants 785-7658
Erosion & Sediment Control Program 785-7658
Farmland Protection/Conversion 785-4458
Groundwater Withdrawals 785-1081
Henry White Farm 785-5593
Mined Land Reclamation 785-4389
Public Utilities and Transportation Projects 785-4458
Soil and Water Conservation District Support 785-1081
Soil Information and Maps 785-4389
Soil Surveys 785-4389
Streambank Stabilization Program 785-7658
Sustainable Agriculture Grants 785-5593
Transect (Soil Conservation) Surveys 785-7658
Water Quality Coordination 785-7658
Zoning and Land Use Planning 785-4458

Livestock and Pet Industries

Livestock and Pet Industries Phone Number
Animal Care Complaints 782-6657
Animal Control Program 782-6657
Animal Disease Laboratory  
Galesburg Laboratory 309/344-2451
Animal Feed Inspection and Analysis 785-8212
Animal Feed Registration 785-8356
Avian Influenza 782-4943
Bees and Apiaries Program 785-4753
Brand Registration 785-4733
Cattle Disease Programs 782-4943
Composting, Animal 785-4733
Dead Animal Disposal Program 785-4733
Disease Eradication Programs 782-4943
Exhibition Requirements 782-4943
Exotic Animals 782-6657
Feed Registration and Analysis 785-8502
Horse Meat Program 785-4733
Interstate Health Requirements 782-4943
Lagoon Registration and Closure 785-4753
Livestock Auction Markets 785-4733
Livestock Dealers 785-4733
Livestock Facility Complaints 785-4753
Livestock Facility Manager Certification 785-4753
Livestock Facility Odor Control 785-4753
Livestock Facility Registration 785-4753
Livestock Scale Inspections 785-8301
Market News and Information 785-5710
National Poultry Improvement Plan 785-4765
Permits For Animal Importation 782-4943
Pet Food 785-8212
Pet Industries Regulation 782-6657
Rabies Prevention Program 782-6657
Scales Inspections 785-8301
Serology Testing  
Setback Distances 785-4753
Sheep Disease Programs 782-4943
Statistics 524-9606
Swine Disease Programs 782-4943
Waste Management 785-4753

Marketing and Promotion

Marketing and Promotion Phone Number
Ag in the Classroom 785-7799
Agribusiness Development / Grants 524-9129
Agribusiness Trade Shows 782-4755
Agritourism 524-3297
Alternative Agriculture/New Uses 785-7799
Centennial / Sesquicentennial Farms Program 524-9129
Commodity Board Elections 524-9130
Domestic Marketing Assistance - Food 782-5809
Domestic Trade Leads 782-5809
Egg Promotion 785-7799
Export Assistance - Agribusiness 782-4755
  782-2581
Export Assistance - Food 782-5809
  782-2581
Export Trade Leads 782-5809
Farmer's Markets 524-3297
Food Trade Shows 782-5809
Grain and Livestock Market Information 782-4925
Hay 782-4925
Illinois Products Logo Program 524-3297
In-store Promotions 524-3297
Marketing Information System (Food and Agribusiness database) 782-5809
Marketing Perspectives (monthly electronic newsletter) 782-8146
New Food Product Development 782-5809
Organics 524-9129
Specialty Crops 524-9129
Statistics 524-9606
Wine 726-8518

Pesticide Regulation

Pesticide Regulation Phone Number
Agrichemical Facility Containment Program 524-7799
Agrichemical Facility Response Action Program 524-7799
Applicator and Operator Licensing and Certification 785-8312
Container Recycling 524-9128
Laboratory Analysis  
Pesticide Lab 524-3255
Lawn Care Products Containment Program 524-7799
Misuse Complaints 785-5478
Noxious Weeds 785-5478
Product Registration 785-5478
Recordkeeping 785-5478
Spills 524-7799

Plant Nursery Program

Plant Nursery Program Phone Number 
Christmas Tree Inspections 815/787-5476
Exportation of Seeds, Plants and Plant Products 815/787-5476
Gypsy Moth Eradication 815/787-5476
Pine Shoot Beetle Quarantine 815/787-5476
Plant Nursery Inspections 815/787-5476

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Phone Number
Agricultural Board of Advisors 785-3193
Agricultural Cooperatives 785-8321
Agricultural Statistics 524-9606
Auditor Inquiries 785-4871
Computer Data Exchange 785-5850
Council on Food and Agricultural Research 785-3193
Crisis Response Team 785-4735
Federal Agricultural Policy 785-6147
Freedom of Information Act 524-6905
Internet Access 785-5860
Legislative Inquiries 785-3193
Market News 785-5710
News Media Inquiries 558-1546
Personal Property Warehouses 785-8321
Teamwork Newsletter Submissions 785-9272

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