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What's Making News


More Land Needed for Data Center

Microsoft has revealed plans for a second data center on more than 1,200 acres of farmland beside the data center the technology giant has just ... Read entire story

Despite Frost, Fruit Crops in Good Shape

Tree fruit crops should survive this week's cold snap in good shape, according to one Goshen orchard owner ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Prioritize Safety, Repairs in Flood-Damaged Fields

Heavy rains and flooding have left many farm fields in need of physical repair. Flood waters erode exposed soils, leaving deep ... Read entire story

U.S. Set to Use Tariff $ to Rebuild Fertilizer Supplies

Agri-Pulse's Kim Chipman reported that "the Trump administration is poised to dip into tens of billions of dollars from tariffs ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


Nonfat Powdered Milk Price Hits an All-Time Record

Powdered milk, Grade A nonfat, remained the shinning star at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. After setting a new record high April 10 at ... Read entire story

Farmers Get 2.5 Cents Per Dollar

New data from USDA's Economic Research Service show how each dollar Americans spend on food is divided across the supply chain—from ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


Planting Ramps Up, Prices Hang on, and USDA Data Gets Hammered

Central Dublin's busy O'Connell Street became a parking lot a week ago when Irish farmers and truck drivers parked their tractors ... Read entire story

It Will Take an Act of Congress

This idiom indicates that something is extremely difficult, time consuming, bureaucratic, is a slow process and requires patience ... Read entire story

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