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What's Making News


Hoosier Takes Nat'l Corn Husking Title

Kevin Lambright of Hudson, who competed in the men's open division, shucked the most corn out of all the contestants last weekend at the ... Read entire story

Trump Suggests Importing Beef

Bloomberg's Skylar Woodhouse and Ilena Peng reported that "President Donald Trump said his administration had struck an agreement to ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Use Cover Crops for Weed Control

Weeds continue to be increasingly challenging each year with herbicide resistance concerns on the rise, persistent challenging environmental ... Read entire story

Flesh-Eating Worms a Scary Specter for Cattlemen

Grazing in Michiana

As the nights grow longer and the winds carry the first whispers of autumn, farmers across the Great Lakes region are ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


Shutdown May Cause Loss of Sept. Milk Records

It was week three of the government shutdown with both sides of the aisle showing no sign of cracking, outside of some wise cracks or attempts ... Read entire story

Brazil Begins Planting Record Crop Acreage

Farmers across Brazil have begun planting the 2025-26 crop season, with expectations for another record in corn and soybean acreage ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


Soy Growers Holding a Bad Hand

One of the oldest sayings in poker warns that if you're in a game for 20 minutes and haven't figured out who's the patsy— ... Read entire story

With Premium Auctions, You Buy the 4-H'er

Today's 4-H auctions are very different than they were just a decade ago. The biggest difference is the growing popularity of premium auctions ... Read entire story

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