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Area Youths Claim Top Honors at Expo

Michigan Livestock Expo numbers soared in relation to the heat for 2026, as 603 exhibitors loaded trailers and made their way to the Farm Bureau ... Read entire story

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What's Making News


Local Food Week Begins in Area

Jeff Hawkins wasn't trying to start a movement when he began. He'll tell you he was just trying to keep the place running ... Read entire story

House Reconciliation Bill Proposes $11B Farm Aid

Politico's Meredith Lee Hill and Kelsey Brugger reported that "House Republican leaders and White House officials are coalescing ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Corn, Soybean Crops Look Good

Indiana and Michigan crops continued to show mostly favorable conditions despite mixed development progress, according to the ... Read entire story

Tar Spot Spreading in Indiana; Southern Rust Close

Continued scouting of both corn and soybean fields remains critical for making timely and informed disease management decisions. Crop development ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


Benchmark Milk Price to Average $17.05 in 2027

As reported last week, USDA raised 2026 and 2027 milk production estimates in the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates ... Read entire story

Farmer Losses Projected to Deepen

Northern AG Network reported that, "several years of high inflation and low commodity prices, coupled with volatile production costs, are ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


Just Saying so Doesn't Make It so

Too many officials in the Trump administration and several farm state Capitol Hill leaders believe that just saying something is true makes it ... Read entire story

Wildfire Smoke and Horses

Wildfires in Canada recently pushed smoke filled air south well into the Midwest, And with over 900 fires currently burning, chances are we will ... Read entire story

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