Archive for the "Rural Life" Tag

The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) increased slightly to a weak level from July’s frail reading. According to the monthly survey […]

Agriculture plays a key role in society, and nowhere is that more evident than in the continuing growth of FFA and agricultural […]

The coronavirus has forced farmland brokers to get creative. Typically they’re busy setting their fall auction line-up this time of year, but […]

Until the early 20th century in England it was illegal to bequeath your estate to anyone other than the oldest son. This […]

Ryan Jenkins isn’t sure he’s the right person in the family to answer a question about striking a proper life and work […]

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking steps to increase private […]

Ever heard someone say they’ve had a handshake lease on a piece of farm ground for 20 years? From a legal standpoint, […]

As soon as staff at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa, first heard in January of a dangerous new coronavirus spreading […]

A recent spike in new COVID-19 cases in rural America is hitting small-town hospitals that were already vulnerable. Cash-strapped and underequipped since […]

 Every day is Father’s Day for Ryan Jenkins and Reid Thompson. Both men have fathers as partners in their farming businesses. Both […]