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MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FARM: NEVER A WASTED DAY –

Weather, trade wars and pandemics create stress and strain on the farm. Here’s what you can do about it, plus what our farm kids need right now. (Farm Progress)

CALIFORNIA FIRES TAKE A DEEP TOLL ON WINE COUNTRY –

Beyond the financial cost of the destruction in Napa Valley is the emotional price, as wine that’s been nurtured from vineyard to barrel flows down the drain. (New York Times) … Read More

GERMANY FINDS THREE NEW AFRICAN SWINE FEVER CASES IN WILD BOAR –

Three more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in wild boars in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, Germany’s federal agriculture ministry said on its website on … Read More

ETHANOL INDUSTRY TAKES PANDEMIC IN STRIDE: FARM COUNTRY KNOWS ETHANOL IS HERE TO STAY –

Farmers in the Midwest know that ethanol is probably going to be around in some form right up until the day the last gas-powered car heads to the scrapyard. (In … Read More

A DEDICATED CULT OF GROWERS LOOK TO GROW THE BIGGEST GIANT PUMPKIN IN ILLINOIS, AIMING FOR 2,000 POUNDS

Growing giant pumpkins is a world onto itself, with its own jargon, legends, rumors, superstars, even endorsement deals, a book of rules and a governing body. (Chicago Tribune)

USDA AWARDS $498K FOR ILLINOIS WETLANDS PROJECT –

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced it will award $498,010 for a new wetland mitigation banking project in Illinois through the Wetland Mitigation Banking … Read More

GOURDS GALORE: VISIT PUMPKIN FARMS FOR DECORATIONS, FAMILY FUN

If you want to head out and pick a pumpkin at a farm, you have a wide range of places to choose from. (Times of Northwest Indiana)

VENEZUELA’S FOOD CHAIN IS BREAKING, AND MILLIONS GO HUNGRY

A widespread scarcity of gasoline is the latest blow to domestic food production in Venezuela, preventing goods from getting to market and farmers from filling up their tractors. (Wall Street … Read More

U.S. AGRICULTURE SECRETARY SAYS UNSURE IF CHINA WILL MEET PHASE 1 FARM COMMITMENT

China may fall short of annual agricultural product purchasing commitments made in its Phase 1 trade deal with the United States due to “non-agricultural trade issues,” U.S. Department of Agriculture … Read More

HEMP HARVEST UNDERWAY AT SIU CARBONDALE –

The SIU College of Agriculture is starting to harvest their hemp research field. (WSIL)

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