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Buyers Break $400,000 Mark at LaPorte Auction

The totals for the 2010 LaPorte County Fair livestock auction were well on their way to breaking last year's sale amounts ... Read entire story

Heat, Humidity Don't Stifle Bids in Kendallville

In keeping with the weather, last Friday's Noble County 4-H livestock auction in Kendallville breezed ... Read entire story

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What's Making News


Experts Talk Bin Safety

When Brittny Bommarito volunteered to lend a hand during the 2010 Ag Expo, she had no idea what she was getting ... Read entire story

Goodman Crowned Fair Queen in Goshen

For Elise Goodman, the third time was a charm ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Scout Corn Fields for Gray Leaf Spot

Purdue University experts have started to see early lesions of gray leaf spot on some susceptible corn ... Read entire story

Soybean Management Tips Offered

Heavy spring and summer rainfall in Indiana made for a sporadic soybean planting season. The crop ranges in ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


Cattle Numbers Continue to Drop

The nation's beef herd continues to decline ... Read entire story

Slaughter Cattle Inventory Jumps 3%

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


Unemployment Rate Likely to Hang Above 6 Percent Through 2014

We're waiting for the economy to recover. We'd like the unemployment rate to get back to where it was ... Read entire story

Dairy Has Its Own Field of Dreams

"I always wanted to be a farmer," Bruce Krebs said. "When I was a little kid, I was forever playing with ... Read entire story

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