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What's Making News


Trump Takes Action on Tariffs, Trade War Sparks

Reuters' Trevor Hunnicutt and Kevin Krolicki reported that "China imposed targeted tariffs on American imports on Tuesday and ... Read entire story

North: Markets Look Good for Dairy

Featured speaker Mike North of EverAg gave an overview of the future of dairy, grains and farm economy last Tuesday at the Indiana Dairy ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Cattle Prices Continue to Rise as Number Contract

The USDA's Jan. 1 Cattle Inventory report places the total number of cattle and calves at 86.7 million head, near the upper ... Read entire story

DriftWatch Useful Tool for Growers

Last weekend, I attended the Northern Indiana Grazing Conference. I was helping people signup for DriftWatch, a free online mapping service ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


With Fewer Cows, 2024 Saw Steep Decline U.S. Milk

U.S. milk production is slowly recovering, though it remained below a year ago for the second month in a row in December, primarily due to ... Read entire story

Needed FMMO Reform Undermined

USDA recently announced that a final Federal Milk Marketing Order decision was approved by dairy farmers and cooperatives across all ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


The New Administration Acts and the Heritage Foundation Smiles

Throughout the hard-fought, often ugly 2024 presidential race, Republican Donald Trump repeatedly distanced himself from ... Read entire story

Six More Weeks of Winter

It looks like Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter. Other than people who enjoy outdoor winter activities that require ... Read entire story

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