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Elkhart 4-H Fair Begins with Pageantry

The cows were mooing and the smoke from barbecued chicken was wafting through the air. The Elkhart County 4-H Fair has arrived in Goshen ... Read entire story

Youths Raise over $200K in 4-H Auction

Ashton Yates, 11, of Plymouth earned over $29,000 in the emotional sale of his barrow last Friday at the 4-H fair auction in Argos. Dozens of Marshall ... Read entire story

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What's Making News


Brands Hold Open House for New Robotic Dairy

Imagine a barn where robots milk cows on their own schedule.

Brand Dairy Farm spent $5 million to build that barn ... Read entire story

Marshall Community Rallies Around Yates Family

Hardly a dry eye was left during the swine sale at the Marshall County 4-H auction last Friday in Argos as bids rose above $10,000 in support of ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Insist on Profits Before Chasing the Newest Trend

I remember visiting Epcot at Disney World with my family. I must have been 10 or 11. One exhibit really stuck with me—it was called ... Read entire story

Biologicals vs. Biostimulants: Study Clarifies Confusion

Every time Fred Below and Connor Sible meet with Illinois farmers, they get the same question. "What's the story with these biologicals? ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


Class 3 Milk Price Projection Drops 15 Cents for 2025

Last week, I reported that the Agriculture Department raised its 2025 and 2026 milk production forecasts in the latest World Agricultural Supply ... Read entire story

Beef Prices Soar to Record Highs

Newsweek's Hugh Cameron reported that "ground beef prices across the U.S. continue to reach new highs, driven by shrinking cattle ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


Tall Corn Creates Visibility Issues

We all know the old adage "corn is knee high by the Fourth of July," but most farmers know that nowadays, thanks to technological advancements ... Read entire story

Rollins Has a Flash of 'Absurdity'

In an apparent lightning strike of insight, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins offered her solution to what she and her GOP ... Read entire story

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