Veterans Day reminds us that gratitude shouldn’t be reserved for one day on the calendar. We can show our appreciation by supporting veterans in our communities, checking on those who may be ...

Though military service and farming may seem worlds apart, they share a foundation of values around hard work, perseverance and dedication.

Beekeeping is an emerging therapeutic intervention being used by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Heroes to Hives program to teach mindfulness and positively impact veteran mental health.

The Leeper family’s commitment to service stretches far beyond their central Illinois farm where they settled in the 1840s.

On the outside, looking in, the stereotypical notion of soldiers’ work goes straight to what is seen in the movies, but there’s so much more to their service that is behind the scenes.

It’s simply roasted squash, garlic, sausage, ricotta and browned butter béchamel. Humble ingredients; technique makes them shine. Roasting concentrates the squash and garlic’s sweetness; browning the ...

Two Hoosiers took home top honors at the World Food Championships, an event held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.

Collectors seek out military antiques to preserve veterans’ stories and honor historic heroes. Civil War drums are some of the rarest of these antiques, and they convey powerful imagery along with ...

Accurate, timely U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates are essential to market transparency, price discovery and the marketing decisions farmers make throughout the year, says Jim Henry. Like what ...

Overall, the weather for harvest has been amazing. We could not ask for a better harvest forecast than what we have encountered so far.

When Alexa Skirmont first became a Precision Conservation Management specialist five years ago, there were no farmers enrolled in her northern Illinois region. I ...