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Free mental health resources expanding for farmers

— January 20, 2023

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…

R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Ruppert wins Dairy Industry Service Award
— December 6, 2022

This week’s report looks at challenges associated with solar farms and grazing animals, along with news about a bill in Congress that would allow for year-round sales of E15 corn…
R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Illinois Corn elects new leaders
— November 29, 2022

This week’s column is entirely devoted to news from the Illinois Corn Growers Association annual meeting and elections, held Nov. 22 in Bloomington. Please read on … Illinois…
R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Illinois Corn rep says farmers should embrace both parties
— November 1, 2022

This week’s offering of farm and rural news headlines is topped by words of wisdom from Illinois Corn’s Lindsay Mitchell as voters prepare to visit their polling places for the…
R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: USDA issues August crop estimates
— August 16, 2022

This week, we have a report on Illinois’ expected corn and (record) soybean harvest, an update on the meteoric rise in Illinois farmland values, news about upgrades coming to rural…

Current rural health care environment ‘not sustainable’
— December 1, 2022

Rural communities are older, sicker and poorer. “It’s a terrible marketing line … but a great elevator speech when trying to communicate the uniqueness of rural communities,”…
Illinois farmer feels ‘grateful and blessed’ after harvest accident
— November 11, 2022

As a leader in the ag community, Mark Hines has witnessed farmers’ ability to mobilize and help others many times. But he has an even greater appreciation for such care and efforts…
R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Corn harvest catching up
— October 4, 2022

In this week’s peek between the rows we have news about how the 2022 harvest is faring in Illinois, along with announcements of state and federal funding for conservation and clean…