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What's Making News


Area Farmers Collect Hay for Texas

When a fire broke out in Kansas in 2016, Vince Hoffman of Rochester and several other northern Indiana farmers gathered together to support the ... Read entire story

Patience Is Key for a Farmer Named Waite

Ryan Waite has been growing no-till soybeans for 20 years, but, regarding conservation farming, he wasn't "all in" until just five ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Cows, Grass Perform Quite Well in Weather Extremes

It seems like this time of the year I am always writing about the weather. It must be because it changes so much from one day to the next or from one ... Read entire story

French: African Fever Still a Threat to U.S. Hog Herds

Like a grey sky threatening to cancel a picnic, the American pork industry is keeping a close watch on African Swine Fever (ASF), a disease that 2... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


January Cheese Production Dips, While Butter Production Climbs

You'll recall January milk production was down 1.1% from a year ago and the January Dairy Products report shows that milk was directed away from the vat ... Read entire story

Values Increase for Cropland, Pastureland, Cash Rents in 2023

The value of cropland increased in 2023 from the previous year, while the rates producers pay to rent cropland (cash rents) showed a slight increase at ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


WTO Slides into a Vacuum, While Europe Slides into Nationalism

On March 2, the 13th World Trade Organization ministerial ended like most previous ministerials. After its 164 member-ministers discussed the ... Read entire story

Making a Statement on National Ag Day

March 19 is National Agriculture Day, a day set aside to celebrate farmers and agriculture's bounty! ... Read entire story

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