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CRP Signup Period Will Begin May 20

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Tuesday reminded farmers that the U.S. ... Read rest of story


Lawmakers Eye Cuts to Food Stamp Program

The government's food stamp program, which helps feed 1 in every 7 in America ... Read rest of story


Van Buren County Farmer Puts Land into Conservation

When Louis Bonamego walks one of his vineyards, or in one of the nearby woods that ... Read rest of story


Campbell Spent 36 Years as Ag Teacher

Curtis Campbell, this week's "Person You Should Know," has served as agriculture and natural ... Read rest of story


Friends Plant Crops for Ben Waldschmidt

A Dowagiac farmer who could not plant his crops this year due to ... Read rest of story


USDA Expects a Record Corn Crop

The wet start to the corn planting season is expected to reduce the amount each ... Read rest of story


2013 Farm Bill Clears Senate Committee

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday approved the 2013 Farm Bill by a vote ... Read rest of story


Purdue Research Award to Ferruzzi

Professor of food and nutrition sciences Mario Ferruzzi will receive Purdue ... Read rest of story