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What's Making News


Local Farmers Race to Catch Up to Planting Average

Corn planting in Indiana advanced to the halfway mark last week, even as many area farmers were still playing the waiting game ... Read entire story

Five Denied Seats on Soybean Checkoffs

Five nominees to the U.S. Soybean Board were recently denied their seats at the table after being nominated by their respective states ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Novel Weed Species Identified in Northern Illinois

Corn and soybean farmers should be scouting for a new weed this upcoming growing season. According to University of Illinois crop experts, Asian ... Read entire story

Aim for Flexibility, Not Uniformity, During Month of May

May is a pivotal month in any grazing system. Cool season grasses surge with spring vigor, livestock are eager to get out on fresh forage, and ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


Led by Wisconsin, Cheese Production Up 8% in March

You'll recall that March milk production was up 2.3% from a year ago. That kept U.S. churns, vats and dryers busy, according to USDA's ... Read entire story

Non-Farmers Own Majority of Land

Progressive Farmer's Todd Neeley reported that "the vast majority of over two million landowners who rented out 347.8 million acres ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


In a Head-Scratcher, USDA Rejects 5 Nominees for Soybean Board

On the farm of my youth, our full-time field worker, Jackie, didn't say much. When he did, however, he often offered creative euphemisms ... Read entire story

Healthy Farm Starts with a Healthy You

In my role as president of Missouri Farm Bureau, I spend a lot of time behind a windshield. Anyone who has logged hours on a highway, a gravel ... Read entire story

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