The Leeper family’s commitment to service stretches far beyond their central Illinois farm where they settled in the 1840s.
Though military service and farming may seem worlds apart, they share a foundation of values around hard work, perseverance and dedication.
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Standing together in gratitude: Remembering the service and sacrifice that protects us every day
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
Overall, the weather for harvest has been amazing. We could not ask for a better harvest forecast than what we have encountered so far.
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.
BREMEN, Ind. — Harvest is a wrap for northern Indiana farmer Clay Geyer. He shared his final From the Fields update of the season with AgriNews. Q: Last month, you were putting the finishing touches ...
When Alexa Skirmont first became a Precision Conservation Management specialist five years ago, there were no farmers enrolled in her northern Illinois region. I ...
This is the first crop for Chad Bell to harvest on the farm that is owned by a distant family member. The yield for the field started out pretty good, but other fields that Bell has harvested have not ...
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