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When being tough isn’t enough, seek help

Feb 27, 2020

You don’t have to be ‘too proud’ to say you need help. We all do at some point.

Who really owns your farm data?

Feb 26, 2020

Legal Notes: Defining data under traditional views of property ownership will require legal guidance.

Coronavirus fears bring uncertainty to dairy market

Feb 26, 2020

Dairy Notes: The all-milk price lowered 40 cents to $18.85 per cwt, which is still higher than the 2019 price.

Understand liquidity’s importance in your ag business

Feb 25, 2020

No two farms are the same, but liquidity is always a key financial variable to keep track of.

Maryland announces plans to phase out chlorpyrifos

Feb 25, 2020

The proposed regulations would immediately ban aerial application and other uses by year’s end.

Morning Market Review for Feb. 27, 2020

Feb 27, 2020

Grain prices tilt lower again. (Comments are updated by 7:30 a.m. Central Time.)

Afternoon Market Recap for Feb. 26, 2020

Feb 26, 2020

Soybeans fight for small gains.

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Bayer chairman Werner Wenning leaving company

Feb 27, 2020

Roundup lawsuits may force Bayer to sell assets

Feb 27, 2020

What one life can leave behind

Feb 27, 2020

New John Deere planter compatible with older tractors

Feb 27, 2020

Fertilizer plants earn Energy Star rating

Feb 27, 2020

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Crops

Thousands of farmers expected to join dicamba lawsuits

Feb 26, 2020

Over 2,000 farmers could file lawsuits against Monsanto and BASF in aftermath of extensive dicamba damage.

Livestock

British, North American meat organizations collaborate

Feb 24, 2020

MOU aims to support mutually beneficial regulations, standards and policies to enhance bilateral trade.

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Reduce replacement costs by growing non-BMR sorghum

Feb 12, 2020

Non-BMR sorghum or sorghum-Sudan can replace corn silage, but don’t plant early.

My Take

Fair Oaks Farms talks moving forward from controversy

Feb 18, 2020

Sue McCloskey visited with Pennsylvania farmers and discussed the incident that changed her farm forever.

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Ag economist bullish on milk despite USDA forecast

Feb 26, 2020

Dairy Outlook: For 2020, University of Wisconsin's Bob Cropp predicts $1 higher Class III price than USDA.

Bayer blames fungus for Bader Farms peach problems

Feb 15, 2020

Jury awards $265 million in damages for dicamba drift, company will appeal verdict.

Senators urge financial flexibility

Feb 26, 2020

Senators ask federal regulators to give local banks and credit unions flexibility to help farmers.

Farm Progress America, February 26, 2020

Feb 26, 2020

Max Armstrong looks at the hemp business and its prospects for the future.

Show brings benefits beyond the event

Feb 26, 2020

Manager's Notebook: The Farm Progress Show has a significant community impact every year.

With equipment rolling, correct data will matter

Feb 25, 2020

Even if you don't share that information with others, a little time invested now can pay off for your operation

Farm Policy

Ethanol production plant utilizing corn as a feed stock located in the middle of farm land in the Dakotas.

Trump's EPA may reduce biofuel waivers

Feb 27, 2020

Announcement follows court ruling that EPA wrongly waived three refineries from requirements to use biofuels.

Legislation introduced to lower ag's emissions

Feb 26, 2020

Maine lawmaker introduces Agriculture Resilience Act, which includes 6-point plan to reach net-zero agricultural emissions by 2040.

Two Hearts, One Harvest

Making memories in our new farm house

Jan 30, 2020

Mike and Sheilah Reskovac and their boys have quickly adjusted to life in their new home.

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Establish corn growing resolutions for 2020

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