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Will solar destroy the land or conserve the land?Will solar destroy the land or conserve the land?

High fertilizer prices and tight margins for 2022 may just accelerate the push to solar. Whether that’s a good or bad thing will depend on how you look at it.

Dec 9, 2021

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Living your best cousin life Living your best cousin life

Dec 2, 2021

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Just get the cows in Just get the cows in

Nov 18, 2021

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Jenna and John Spangler at a University of Illinois football game

What’s worth the time?What’s worth the time?

Nov 4, 2021

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Mapping out a rural strategy Mapping out a rural strategy

Oct 14, 2021

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11 things a farmer needs to hear today 11 things a farmer needs to hear today

Oct 7, 2021

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Meet Prairie Farmer’s newest field editor

Meet Prairie Farmer’s newest field editor

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A boy, some grahams and a vision

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Anticipation: Where the barn cat gets it right

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The most dangerous thing in agriculture

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What the world needs now is love (and commitment)

What the world needs now is love (and commitment)

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Bubble wrap for Christmas

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The combine in the living room

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