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Minne Goat Breaks Record in St. Joe

A 10-year 4-H'er from Wakarusa was a double winner in last week's St. Joseph County (Ind.) 4-H Fair in South Bend. Brody Minne captured the ... Read entire story

McKnight Earns Big $$ in Logansport

Tyler McKnight opened festivities at the Cass County 4-H Livestock Auction last Friday evening in his hometown of Logansport with the sale of ... Read entire story

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What's Making News


Deere Agrees on Right-to-Repair

An agreement announced last Wednesday by John Deere, the Federal Trade Commission and five states ensures farmers and ranchers will have ... Read entire story

Bristol Residents Oppose Rezoning

The Elkhart County plan commission last Thursday voted to give the Bristol town council a negative recommendation for the rezoning of property for ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Wheat Harvest Picking Up Speed

Indiana and Michigan farmers accelerated winter wheat harvest during the week ending Sunday, according to the U.S. Department of ... Read entire story

Wet June Threatens Corn, Soy Response to Nutrients

Despite June temperatures averaging near normal across Illinois, weather conditions shifted dramatically during the second half of the ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


USDA Ups Milk Production Estimates for 2026, 2027

The Agriculture Department again raised its 2026 and 2027 milk production estimates in last Friday's World Agricultural Supply and ... Read entire story

Farm Bill First Reading Indicates Trouble on Political Horizon

On June 23 Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (ANF), released legislative text for ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


Little Time to Do Important Work

I'm old enough to remember when Congress—like most Americans—worked during the summer ... Read entire story

Metabolic Horses

When things are good with a metabolic horse, they are great. But this is almost always followed by what I call a spiraling down period. It's taken ... Read entire story

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