Free mental health resources expanding for farmers
January 20, 2023Karen Stallman keeps a file with ideas to help farmers struggling with mental health stress. As program coordinator for the Farm Family Resource Initiative (FFRI), Stallman knows…
Karen Stallman keeps a file with ideas to help farmers struggling with mental health stress. As program coordinator for the Farm Family Resource Initiative (FFRI), Stallman knows…
The big news in farming last week was the historic agreement reached between John Deere and the American Farm Bureau Federation allowing farmers the “right to repair” large farm…
It looks like U.S. consumers will have to stomach another year of historically high food prices. The latest food price outlook from the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research…
’Tis the season for farmers to be talking about the weather, and the first week of 2023 provided plenty to talk about. We have a look at the historic climatic start to the year, along…
RFD News and Views wishes our readers a happy and healthy new year! Here are some of the top year-end agricultural news highlights: Livestock producers battle frigid weather…
The arctic-cold conclusion of December 2022 found many of us huddled indoors with family and pets, praying that we didn’t lose electricity. Many people, including those in rural Stark…
Nearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk of lead exposure in children are in Cook County. The 172 Cook County areas at high risk of lead exposure in children include…
For generations, America has been thought of as the land of opportunity, a place where anyone who worked and studied hard could grow up to achieve any goal they set for themselves. …
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking state lawmakers for more authority to regulate the homeowners insurance market in Illinois. His comments came after the Bloomington-based…
CHICAGO — At a union hall on Chicago’s South Side, a powerful Democratic Party organization decided who to endorse in the March 17 primary in one key statewide race. The Cook…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order July 14 requiring Illinois agencies to draft recommendations to respond to tariffs being implemented by President Donald…
SPRINGFIELD — Raja Krishnamoorthi has worn many hats: lawyer, small-business owner, and for the last 10 years, U.S. representative. The 51-year-old Schaumburg Democrat, who represents…