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Jeffries Orchard is family-owned business that sells produce and “you pick” strawberries and blueberries to Central Illinois families. Co-owner Pam Jeffries spoke to Community Voices about the history of the farm and how her family stays busy throughout the year and during the growing seasons.
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Jessie Burrell is the director of marketing at the University of Illinois Springfield, but she has many hobbies that keep her busy outside of work. She grew up in a farm family with 165 years of history in Central Illinois. She spoke with Community Voices about learning to garden and enjoying rural life as well as vintage vehicles.
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Jessie Burrell is the director of marketing at the University of Illinois Springfield, but she has many hobbies that keep her busy outside of work. She grew up in a farm family with 165 years of history in Central Illinois. She spoke with Community Voices about learning to garden and enjoying rural life as well as vintage vehicles.
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The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Services Development is helping rural communities by providing support to farmers through the Farm Family Resource Initiative. Karen Stallman, agriculture resource specialist at SIU School of Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development, explained the program on Community Voices.
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There’s been a lot of changes in agriculture through the decades, from the equipment used to the amount of land needed to sustain a livelihood. Gary Oxley…
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The head of the Illinois Farm Bureau is taking issue with President Donald Trump’s comments that he’s opening up the European market to American…
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Hemp has been used for centuries to make rope, fishnets, paper, car parts, fuel and much more. It’s an unruly crop. It’s skinny, it’s tall, but what has…
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Farmers will produce a record-breaking corn harvest this year, surpassing earlier expectations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has revised…
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Farmer and philanthropist Howard G. Buffett had several messages for his hometown crowd this week. Among them? "Everybody who is physically able" can do…