Phil Nelson, president of the Illinois Farm Bureau for a decade, is on his way out as state agriculture director after six months on the job. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office announced that Nelson resigned with no explanation of the departure, said the Springfield State Journal-Register. The governor’s office said Nelson would remain with the department for 30 days to assist with the transition to a new director. Rauner, a businessman elected governor in last November, selected Nelson, a grain and livestock farmer, in January as agriculture director, saying he wanted someone with farming experience in the job. The state Senate confirmed Nelson as director on March 19.