Welcome to Table Talk Tuesday  — your weekly seat at the farm table. Each Tuesday, we share a recipe inspired by life on the land, along with a story from the people who make it possible. Whether it’s Grandma’s field-hand biscuits or a modern twist on homegrown produce, we’re here to celebrate food that connects us — from the farmyard to your kitchen. 3 Lip-Smacking Apple Recipes Learn to make grilled apple crisp with porter-toffee sauce, slow cooker apple butter, and chocola

In Fort Morgan, a months-long investigation into online child exploitation has led to a conviction and a decade-long sentence of intensive probation.

The U.S. Senate has approved a major funding bill that’s expected to end the longest partial government shutdown in American history.

Grains Higher Overnight on Shutdown Talks. Senate Advances Bill to End Shutdown. Winter storms in Indiana and Illinois.

The shutdown has come as a double-whammy to farmers who were already dealing with the fallout of tariffs that went into effect earlier this year. Prices for soybeans plummeted because China, once the largest buyer of U.S. soybeans, stopped purchasing them in response to high U.S. tariffs, shrinking the soybean market for farmers.