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What's Making News


Grain Traders Face Higher Costs, Risks

Grain merchandisers are entering the new marketing year facing a combination of financial, operational and market risks. Strong grain sales ... Read entire story

Kewanna Farm Receives Weaver Popcorn Stewardship Award

he Indiana State Department of Agriculture and Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing recently announced Mainstay Farming Partnership located in ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


New Soybean Disease Surging Across the Midwest

Red crown rot, a fungal disease of soybean, is not new to the Midwest. First reported in Illinois in 2018, the disease is now surging across the ... Read entire story

Corn Harvest Moves Along Nicely

Indiana and Michigan farmers continued harvesting corn through Sunday, with both states reporting progress ahead of their five-year averages, ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


Milk Production Rises 7% in Indiana, 4% in Michigan

Milk is flowing on US farms as cow numbers and output per cow keep climbing. The Agriculture Department's latest data puts September ... Read entire story

AFBF: Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland Is Still Growing

Foreign ownership of U.S. land is a widely debated issue, driven by concerns about national security, agricultural productivity and long-term ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


Make Your Vote Count for Local Agriculture

On the farm, we make decisions every day that shape our families' futures—what to plant, when to invest in equipment and how ... Read entire story

Wild Game Is a 'Free Range' Meat

It seems to me that environmentally minded consumers are on the rise. Have you ever met someone who insists that all their food be locally ... Read entire story

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