Farm heritage on display with politics in St. Charles
The historic town of St. Charles, Mo., with its bustling main street, is a great place to visit to find farm heritage as well as learn a history lesson or two.
4-H House at U of I renovating with new cookbook fundraiser
At the tail end of the Great Depression, few farm girls could afford to go to college. So in 1934 the 4-H House, a cooperative, cost-saving living arrangement, began with 16 4-H leaders at the University of Illinois.
Have you all noticed how popular local food has become?
You know, the buy local movement. There’s nothing like heading to the farmers’ market on a Saturday morning and picking out your favorite foods grown by farmers you know.
First case of H5N8 avian influenza found in Indiana backyard flock
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) was notified Monday by the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory that poultry from a backyard, or hobby, flock in Whitley County tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza.
Decomposing Iowa turkeys and chickens leading to odors and flies
Millions of dead chickens and turkeys lie in stinking, fly-swarmed piles near dozens of Iowa farms, casualties of a bird flu virus that’s swept through the state’s large poultry operations in the last month.
Beehives show resiliency, but threats are not fully abolished
As beekeepers across the tri-state region assess the progress of their hives after a harsh winter, there’s good news all around: The honeybee die-off was less severe this year.
