Did you know that one in every six farms has a producer who is currently serving or who has served in the military?

Kyle Martz knew as an eighth-grade student that he was going to join the Army and serve his country.

Ever since Corey Trobaugh was a kid, he wanted to either defend his country or help feed it — and he has done both.

From service in the Air Force to a career in agricultural real estate, Craig Stevenson’s journey has taken him around the world and then back home to Indiana.

Brad Dearing checks all the life-lesson boxes from his experiences in military service, decades as a teacher and owning a farm.

After college, Marcus Maier got a full-time job, but he still had the notion of joining the Army in the back of his mind.

When Randy Rosengren graduated from high school, he could not wait to start farming with his dad, but first he choose to complete his military service.

Growing up in a small town with a graduating class of 23 in 1983, Mike Kirkton wanted travel the world.

Fall opens the door to a bounty of vibrant flavors that turn a simple salad into a showstopper.

Most experts recommend an evaluation with an endoscopy and a laryngoscopy for people with a persistent globus sensation.

By this time of the year, most of us in cooler climates have started wearing gloves. But gloves weren’t always relegated to wintry weather.

It’s impossible to say exactly what’s going on, but lately there are problems with our food supply, one after the other. Listeria and salmonella are at the top of the list.

A farmer and biodiesel facility quality control manager, both from Illinois, were among the newly appointed Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners Coalition directors.

American farmers welcomed China’s promise to buy some of their soybeans, but they cautioned this won’t solve all their problems as they continue to deal with soaring prices for fertilizer, tractors, repair parts and seeds.

Indiana agriculture took center stage as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Everett Farms and Seed LLC in Lebanon ahead of her keynote address to the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis.

Working with consumers who want to learn more about how their food is produced sparked Dan Sanderson to write a book about his regenerative farming practices.

Together, we can help farms of all sizes succeed to ensure America’s ability to be food independent long into the future.

Illinois Agri-Women has established the Generations of Women in Agriculture Across America event and awards.

With the warm, dry conditions, harvest is almost complete at Riskedal Farms, where some corn and sunflowers remain to be picked.

Induction cooking stoves use powerful electromagnets to create a magnetic field — which can “tell” your pacemaker to turn itself off or change its mode of activity.

Some of us have gotten to the age where we wonder if adopting a pet would be the right thing to do, even though we know that having a pet would help with feelings of loneliness.

Football fans might consider it a calamity if their favorite team loses. The calamity bank made by J. & E. Stevens in the early 1900s depicts a different kind of football disaster: Insert a coin and the three players’ heads collide.

Don’t let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November.

Halloween time is officially here — and I’m all about cookies that look a little spooky, but taste completely delicious.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is accepting nominations for the 2026 Environmental Stewardship Awards.

Working on two dairy farms has resulted in national recognition for Nevin Erbsen as a finalist for the American Star in Agricultural Placement award.

Seeing a fistulated cow at a young age triggered Delana Erbsen’s interest in research that has led her to develop FFA award-winning projects.

In 2018, Blake Twenhafel started BT Lawn Care with one customer, and during the next few years, he expanded his business to include over 50 commercial and residential properties.

April Lamb of Kosciusko County won first place in the 2025 Indiana Farm Bureau Photo Contest.

A 38-year-old Woodstock man has died in a farming accident near Marengo in northern Illinois on Oct. 27.

Lauren Argotte, Indiana FFA state secretary, is preparing for the National FFA Convention, which will be held Oct. 29-Nov.1 in Indianapolis.

Every year at the National FFA Convention’s opening ceremony, the young leaders are asked, “FFA members, why are you here?”

The Fendt IDEAL Harvest Tour visited 11 farms in 11 days across five states to let farmers use the combine for harvest in their own fields.

Fifty-three emergency response departments supporting rural communities across Illinois received up to $4,000 — for a total of $202,878 — to fund much needed equipment and technology upgrades.

American soybean farmers are fretting over not only this year’s crop, but the long-term viability of their businesses, built in part on China’s once-insatiable appetite for U.S. beans.

Katie Nelsen has been named the new executive director of public policy at Indiana Farm Bureau.

Imagine tender ravioli stuffed with pumpkin ricotta, bathed in sage-scented butter and topped with crispy sage leaves and candied pecans and pepitas. This is comfort food at its finest.

You don’t have to be a Halloween collector to know the symbols associated with the holiday. And there are a lot of them.

By the time you read this, many of us in cold-weather areas will be listening for — and dreading — the click sound that heralds the arrival of warm air through the furnace vents.

Chikungunya may not sound like a real medical condition, but it is a viral disease that was first found in West Africa. It is spread mainly through mosquitoes.

October is National Pork Month — a time to celebrate pork farmers and the delicious meals they provide.

Roasted, riced, mashed or pizza crusted, cauliflower plays just about any role you ask of it, and today it’s stepping into the starring role in a creamy, cheesy gratin that will win over even the pickiest of eaters.

Crystal, amethyst, amber, emerald, ruby: Decorative glass is often made to capture the vivid color and intense sparkle of gemstones. It isn’t limited to transparent stones, either.

If you’re having trouble sleeping, if you’re stressed all the time, if you’re afraid or angry — all these things can be a result of watching too much of the news.

Gynecomastia is the growth of male breast tissue, specifically when not due to breast cancer. It can happen during puberty in healthy males, but it is a common side effect of androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.

I admire those older ranchers for their work ethic and their passion to care for their flock, but it is hard to duplicate that in the younger generation.

I’m one month earlier than normal to graze my last farmette, just to give you an idea of how dry it is and how sparse the grass is.

The ducks are pretty messy with their water, but their funny walks and greetings make them fun to have in the barn.

This federal shutdown could not come at a worse time for the farm economy.

Cuts to food assistance, scheduled to begin Nov. 1, will hit the nation’s poor hard and its rural poor the hardest.