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For the first time in 106 years, the Kansas State Fair has canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, reversing an initial decision on June 30 to proceed with the state fair. Plans are in place for livestock shows to continue.

When people realized they were going to be sheltering at home this spring, they started to change. And some of those changes will likely stick around, experts say. 

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will issue an Executive Order on June 12 canceling the Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs for 2020. However, youth exhibitors will still have a chance to showcase their hard work in September.

A new survey by AgCareers.com shows the majority of women surveyed felt that there was gender inequality in agriculture (75%), while only 50% of men felt there was gender inequality.

Heartbreaking. In one word, that’s how Kamryn Kreis, 18, describes the announcement that the Ohio State Fair had been canceled for 2020. This was not how her last year of showing pigs at state fair was supposed to go.

New research has yielded several key findings on what farmers know about water-related issues, their concern around water resources, and conservation actions they take.

The list of stressors in farming is broad and deep. How can you stay positive in the face of so many challenges? David Kohl shares some time-tested advice.

Today’s consumer wants to know how their food is grown and raised. They are asking specific questions. The conversations are lasting longer. So, what does this mean for farmers?

Ag. Secretary Sonny Perdue talks with Farm Journal Editor and AgDay Host Clinton Griffiths about the nation’s food supply and efforts to stop the spread of the virus at these plants.

The Trump administration issued new guidelines Wednesday to make it easier for essential workers who have been exposed to COVID-19 to return to work if they do not have symptoms.

When it comes to mental health information, a new study shows farmers want to receive information face-to-face from their innermost circle.

So-called meatless meats are showing up routinely in supermarkets, restaurants and, increasingly, on Americans’ dinner tables.

As agriculture itself has diversified, so has its workforce. In response, AgCareers.com conducted the Workplace Diversity Survey to capture employer’s efforts to address diversity within their organizations.