COVID-19

Here we go again. Another winter, another COVID variant. This one is called XEC, and it’s emerging as a common one right now, taking over from variant KP.3.1.1.

Like farmers and ranchers, veterinarians love to pour concrete. Many build customized facilities dedicated to their animal health mission: examination rooms, operating theaters, cattle chutes, holding pens, loading docks.

In an episode of Purdue Agriculture’s “Managing Strategic Risks on Your Farm” podcast series, agricultural economists discussed how you can position your farm to not only survive, but actually thrive in a risky world.

Here we go again. Not to be an alarmist, but COVID never did go away. It’s been creeping around, changing its composition, infecting people, staying one step ahead of medicine every step of the way.

Farmer sentiment about the ag economy is on a downward trend, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading.

A trio of central Illinois musicians will entertain Historic Farm Days visitors Friday, July 12, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Pavilion.

The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines — akin to COVID-19 shots — that are being tested in both animals and people.

Both the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society agree that there is no evidence, nor a scientific reason, suggesting that COVID-19 vaccinations increase the risk of cancer growth.

At the height of the Christmas giving season, the governors of Iowa and Nebraska, two largely rural, heavily agricultural states, chose to play Grinch by turning down tens of millions of federal food assistance dollars.

We’re in our third summer of the COVID pandemic and another winter is coming. Think about that statement for a minute. Did any of us imagine, back in the summer of 2020, that the problems would still be with us in 2022?