Woodford County farm family is ‘Feeding Illinois’
January 26, 2022A Woodford County farm family is embarking on a mission to help ease food insecurity in central Illinois. Gibbs Family Farms, located in rural Benson, has set aside 2 acres of prime…
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Educator shortage at crisis level in east central Illinois
January 18, 2022Editor’s Note: Taylor Vidmar is a student in the Public Affairs Reporting program at University of Illinois Springfield. She is a reporting intern at the Capitol for Lee Enterprises….
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Workshop addresses mental health needs of those in agriculture life
January 5, 2022Mental health and substance use issues are common. Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults lives with a mental illness according to the National Institute of Mental Health. From 1999 to 2016, 630,000…
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Winter workshops offer help to small farmers
December 31, 2021Every small farm is different. Direct market farmers sending produce to local restaurants have different needs than homesteaders getting started with livestock for the first time. Small…
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Pritzker declares counties disaster areas following deadly tornadoes
December 13, 2021In the wake of Friday night storms that left six dead at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, a disaster proclamation was issued Monday for 28 counties in southern and central Illinois….
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Farmer, volunteer EMT and firefighter honored
December 1, 2021In this week’s digest of Illinois farm and rural news, we have information on an upcoming farm bill listening session sponsored by Illinois Soybean Growers, along with recognition…
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Eureka tenor returns to Peoria for ‘American Family Christmas ‘
November 24, 2021The Peoria Area Civic Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Joseph D. Henry, will resume live performances with a presentation of “An American Family Christmas” on Friday and Saturday,…
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Combine fire puts things in whole new light for Normal farm
October 15, 2021The excitement for the start of harvest went up in flames in a matter of minutes on Ropp Farms near Normal in McLean County. And it left veteran farmer Ken Ropp and his farm manager,…
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