10/23/2009 02:47PM
A farming environment can be challenging for people with disabilities; however, help is available.
09/15/2009 02:11PM
Approval Provides Important Tool to Fight Pandemic
07/23/2009 03:57PM
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal minimum wage increase that takes effect Friday could prolong the recession, some economists say, by forcing small businesses to lay off the same workers that the pay hike passed in better times was meant to help.
The increase to $7.25 means 70 cents more an hour for the lowest
07/10/2009 12:41PM
URBANA - Whether you're communicating with creditors, lenders, or family members, it's important to speak carefully, listen effectively, and respond accurately when you're under pressure, said a University of Illinois Extension family life educator.
"Misunderstandings often occur when people under
07/02/2009 02:16PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent. Workers also saw weekly wages fall, suggesting Americans will have little appetite to spend and the economy's road to recovery will be bumpy.
The Labor Department
07/02/2009 08:57AM
Is your farm income dependent on the export market? If you are raising sweet corn, pumpkins, and other domestic vegetables, there is probably not much dependency. But if you are raising corn, soybeans, and hogs, there is a substantial impact. Even though hog profits are elusive, $32 of the value of every
06/29/2009 01:20PM
CHICAGO, June 29, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today took part in the Obama Administration's 'United We Serve' initiative by serving lunch to kids at St. Agatha's Family Empowerment (S.A.F.E.) in Chicago, Ill. The Obama Administration's 'United We Serve' initiative is designed to make volunteerism
06/25/2009 08:14AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people filing new jobless claims jumped unexpectedly last week, and the total unemployment benefit rolls rose to more than 6.7 million.
The Labor Department data released Thursday show jobs remain scarce even as the economy shows some signs of recovering from the longest
06/19/2009 09:53AM
As I sat in a basement meeting room in Jefferson City witnessing one of the most amazing populist movements since the late nineteenth century, I was struck by one speaker in particular.Most of the NAIS-sayers who took the podium were passionate about the issue but a little over the top, driven by