State expands farmer mental health initiatives
August 31, 2021Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II this week announced a grant award of $500,000 to increase farmer stress-related mental health initiatives statewide. The…
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Pilot combines passions of agriculture and aviation
August 29, 2021Kris Petersen grew up at the airport. His parents, Scott and Sarah Petersen, started Pontiac Flying Service in 1997 and their young son was often in tow at the Livingston County facility….
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Illinois FFA youth leaders recognized
August 25, 2021Illinois First Lady invests in tomorrow’s ag leaders SPRINGFIELD — Let’s start our ISF Ag Day roundup with one of the final events of the day: the highly anticipated Sale of Champions….
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Craft beer interest leads to cousins starting hop farm
August 24, 2021Brian Dallam and Anthony Welty are playing the long game when it comes to their hopyard. Luckily, the cousins love a challenge. Since hop farms are relatively new to Illinois, their…
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Illinois Ag in the Classroom catapulting into new school year
August 23, 2021What student wouldn’t enjoy building a contraption to fling candy pumpkins? Exactly. That’s why Illinois Ag in the Classroom (IAITC) developed lesson plans to incorporate science,…
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Lawmakers celebrate Illinois’ role in distribution of penicillin
August 18, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers gathered Tuesday, Aug. 17 at the University of Illinois Springfield to designate a new state microbe and add agriculture sciences to the list of courses that…
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