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Owens Market Adds Slaughter Floor

After opening a retail meat store in Kosciusko County in 2024, Mark and Kristy Owens are taking the next steps to fulfill their farm-to-table ... Read entire story

Senate Eyeing Late May for Markup

Agri-Pulse's Oliver Ward, Kim Chipman, and Lydia Johnson reported that "all eyes are shifting to the Senate following the House ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


During May, Grazing Is About Residual and Recovery

I've spent many years around grazing livestock, and if there's one thing I've learned, it's this: good grazing management ... Read entire story

HPAI Testing Order for Cattle Ends

Lactating dairy cattle moving out of Indiana in interstate commerce no longer need to be tested for highly pathogenic avian influenza ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


Benchmark Milk Price Climbs to Four-Month High

The Agriculture Department announced the April federal order Class III milk price last Wednesday at $16.82 per hundredweight, up 66 cents from ... Read entire story

Farm Banks Still Key for U.S. Ag

Farm banks continued to play a central role in financing U.S. agriculture in 2025, accounting for more than one-third of all farm lending ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


Midwest Farmers Receive Small Share of Federal Crop Payments

You'd think that the three extra years Congress has taken to update the 2018 Farm Bill might mean it stumbled upon solutions to ... Read entire story

Champions Developed Through Sacrifice

As spring turns into summer, 4-H'ers should be working with their dairy feeder calves, or other beef animals, to get them used to a halter ... Read entire story

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