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What's Making News


FSA Meeting Addresses Closures

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has scheduled a public meeting on Feb. 1 in Lowell ... Read entire story

Ag Forecast to Precede the Fish Fry

A panel of Purdue University faculty and agricultural leaders will offer their insight Feb. 4 on the ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Farm Property Taxes to Rise, Says Expert

The good news for farmers, said Purdue University agricultural economist Larry DeBoer last Wednesday at a Fort Wayne Farm Show seminar, is that ... Read entire story

Tool Helps Farmers Protect the Earth

Seeing truly is believing. Just ask Missouri farmer Brian Marshall ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


Economist: Swine Herd Expansion Is Modest, Despite Profitability

Hog producers have remained cautious about expanding their breeding herds despite the industry's return ... Read entire story

Corn Price Swings May Continue

Since early October, corn prices have bounced in a wide trading range. March 2012 futures have traded between about $5.75 and $6.75 while December 2012 futures have been ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


Every Transaction Requires Some Faith

Last summer, I pulled up to the bank teller at the drive through to deposit a significant sum of money from a corn ... Read entire story

It Doesnt Take a Mathemetician to Understand Who Gets the Water

Long-time readers of this weekly effort know that, like most journalists, I do math as well as I do elephant ... Read entire story

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