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What's Making News


Pancake Breakfast in Wakarusa Raises Cash for Charities

The Wakarusa Lions Club served an estimated 15,000 pancakes with real maple syrup last Saturday during the Wakarusa Maple Syrup ... Read entire story

Marshall Co. Passes Data Center Ban

Marshall County Commissioners last week approved a measure prohibiting data center development, marking the first lifelong ban on such ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


It's Time to Start Scouting Fields for Alfalfa Weevils

The northern tier of counties in Indiana just accumulated 300 heat units (base 48 degrees), which means we now expect to see alfalfa weevil ... Read entire story

Spring Planting Interrupted

The much-anticipated spring planting has begun for some farmers, but others are still waiting for their fields to dry out enough from weeks of ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


With More Cows, March Milk Output Rises 13 Months in a Row

Increased cow numbers and more milk per cow nudged March milk production higher for the 13th month in a row. USDA's preliminary data showed ... Read entire story

New Purdue Market-Based Tool Ensures Corn Profits

Reducing the application of nitrogen fertilizer to Midwestern cornfields can both increase the profitability of farms and improve environmental ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


U.S. Policy Must Adjust to the Global Fertilizer Crisis

President Trump invested substantial political capital in an effort to confront a conflict that has shaped U.S.-Iran relations for ... Read entire story

Talk Is Cheap, Even if Fertilizer Isn't

The maddening part of today's fertilizer crush is not the steep price spikes that hit U.S. farmers immediately after the ... Read entire story

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