Farm income concerns along with state and federal issues continue to be a focus of Illinois Farm Bureau.

Cuts to food assistance, scheduled to begin Nov. 1, will hit the nation’s poor hard and its rural poor the hardest.

Indiana Farm Bureau announced its policy priorities for the 2026 legislative session, with a focus on protecting farms.

There’s strong evidence that certain diets — like the Mediterranean diet — can help improve cognitive function.

Farmers, ranchers and others living in rural America don’t have time for partisan games. That is why I believe the new Rural Health Transformation Program deserves a closer look.

In general, I do not recommending telling a surgeon which specific type of surgery to perform. You place yourself in the surgeon’s hands and expect to be treated to the best of their expertise.

The dairy checkoff has introduced Smart Swaps, a dairy-focused initiative designed to help schools meet evolving nutrition standards and student expectations.

We are looking for innovative ideas to strengthen our communities and bring the next generation to the farm to ensure our nation continues to have a safe, healthy food supply.

The association of combined oral contraceptives with breast cancer is controversial. Many large studies, such as the Nurses’ Health Study, didn’t find an association between “the pill” with breast cancer, either while a woman is using it or after she stops.

Milk was named the official beverage of high school athletics in Indiana by American Dairy Association Indiana Inc. and the Indiana High School Athletic Association.

First aid knowledge can save lives — especially in rural areas where it takes emergency crews extra time to reach the scene.

This week is National Farm Safety and Health Week, but let’s be honest — every week should be.

Federal health officials have dramatically scaled back a program that has tracked food poisoning infections in the United States for three decades.

Physicians need to be very careful not to document a physical exam that they didn’t do. A less-kind word for consistently doing this practice is “fraud.”

How did we get to the point where we need a “Make America Healthy Again” campaign? Here’s one career dairyman’s perspective.

I think we can all agree that the goal of improving health outcomes is a worthy goal — and it is supported by America’s farmers and ranchers.

The Make American Healthy Again Commission released is policy recommendation aimed at addressing chronic childhood disease.

Concerns expressed by agriculture groups when the preliminary Make Our Children Healthy Again draft was issued in May were quelled with the final strategy.

Metformin, a treatment for diabetes that works mostly by preventing the liver from making sugar, isn’t new and has been used to help people lose weight for at least 20 years.

I can’t control what others say — but I can choose to speak up, share facts and encourage curiosity over fear.

Dairy Management Inc. is accepting entries for its 2026 New Product Competition, inviting undergraduate and graduate students across the United States to develop innovative dairy-based products that meet today’s consumer demands for bone and muscle health and weight management.

Moms who include dairy in their diet every day can significantly impact a child’s brain development, bone strength and immune system before they even take their first steps.

Legislation lifting long-standing restrictions on small poultry farms in Illinois was signed into law by the governor after unanimous approval in both General Assembly chambers.

The term “lupus” generally means systemic lupus erythematosis, or SLE, which is a systemic disorder as its name suggests. So, by definition, it affects multiple systems of the body.

In people with more severe hearing loss, hyperbaric oxygen has been shown to improve outcomes compared to steroids alone.

A report that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised will improve the health of America’s children does not call on the government to make significant changes to its food or farming policies.

The food pyramid that once guided Americans’ diets has been retired for more than a decade, but that has not stopped President Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., from regularly criticizing the concept.

Most Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, those super-tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report.

Whether organic or conventional, my dad wanted me to understand how my food was grown and to appreciate the men and women who grew it.

From the moment the team was elected on June 12, everything changed in the everyday lives of the six new Illinois FFA major state officers.

Southeast Livingston County Ambulance Service received a $2,500 gift from Compeer Home in recognition of its crew members’ selfless service to others.

Around 160 people attended the annual Indiana Ag Policy Summit, hosted by the Indiana Soybean Alliance’s Membership and Policy Committee and the Indiana Corn Growers Association.

Gallstones are common — 6% of men and 9% of women will get one over a lifetime — and are mostly composed of bile salts and cholesterol.

The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs remain widespread.

From canning vegetables to volunteering at Taste From Indiana Farms at the Indiana State Fair, Mindy Orschell is enjoying the final few weeks of summer on — and off — the farm.

One of the great honors of my role as American Farm Bureau Federation president is sharing the stories of farmers and ranchers from across this country with leaders who are making decisions that directly impact our work, our families and our livelihoods.

In the year ahead, the United Soybean Board will boost demand for U.S. soy, drive on-farm resilience and bring value to the nearly half a million U.S. soybean farmers.

Corn Grower Association presidents from 19 states along with the national organization’s leader expressed concerns about policy recommendations in the “Make Our Children Healthy Again” Strategy in a letter to President Donald Trump.

August recess is a prime time for Farm Bureau’s grassroots members to make their voices heard and share their stories.

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian influenza, the main cause of recent high egg prices.

Chris Hoffman is president of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. He is a first-generation hog and chicken farmer.

The numbers are shocking: Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in four seniors age 65 or older experience falls each year.

Before we know it, we’ll need to move into hot weather mode and take steps to stay healthy and safe in the heat.

Muscle aches are not uncommon with statin drugs like Lipitor, but research has shown that in most people with muscle or joint aches who take statins, the medication is not the underlying cause.

When we see dramatic weight loss — greater than 5% to 10% is generally considered important — we think about a few important categories.

AgriSafe shared its 2024 Annual Report, showcasing its impact on the agricultural community.

Even the doctor who stays behind a computer screen to make notes may not seem present in the exam room.

The U.S. pork industry is charting a new course to engage with American consumers and boost domestic demand as trade policy and global market dynamics threaten the pace of export sales.

The United States has the ability to produce nearly everything on grocery store shelves. That’s pretty remarkable.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a rule that Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-powered cars and trucks are illegal and moved to reverse them, paving the way for a likely reset of rules.