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China's Tariff's Cost U.S. Ag Exporters $15B

AgDaily reported that "China's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods wiped out an estimated $14.9 billion in ... Read entire story

Highley, INFB 2nd V.P. from Warren, Dies at 57

Janis E. (Zeller) Highley, second vice president of Indiana Farm Bureau from Warren, died May 19. She was 57 ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Dairy Calf Pain Mitigation Improves

In dairy farming, hot-iron disbudding is a common calf management practice used to prevent horn growth. It is carried out to protect both ... Read entire story

Sorting Is Key to Herd Management on the Dairy Farm

Top-performing dairies don't just identify the cows that need attention; they act on that information immediately. When herd monitoring ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


Class 1 Milk for June Highest Since November 2024

The June federal order Class I base milk price was announced by the USDA at $22.18 per hundredweight, up $2.03 from May, $4.92 above June 2025, and ... Read entire story

Food, Ag Power the U.S. Economy

Every year, the Feeding the Economy report offers one of the most complete pictures of how food and agriculture shape the U.S. economy. While we ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


U.S. Farmers Don't Feed the World

On April 22, the Department of Agriculture signed a $300 million "blanket purchase agreement" with Palantir Technologies Inc. ... Read entire story

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