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What's Making News


Admin. Official: FDA to Inspect Large Egg Farms

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to inspect all of America's largest egg farms ... Read entire story

IFB Delegates Talk Policy at Annual Event

Indiana Farm Bureau county delegates meet once a year to formulate policy recommendations, and while some resolutions ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Distinguish Test Weight from Kernel Weight: Expert

As the 2010 Illinois corn harvest gets underway, some farmers are expressing concern over test weights that are ... Read entire story

Risk of Soybean Rust Low for Indiana

The Indiana soybean crop appears to be out of danger of soybean rust infection this year, said ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


U.S. Farmers May Be 'Russian' to Plant Wheat, Hurt Says

In the global economy, drought in Russia can directly impact commodity markets in the United States, said ... Read entire story

Corn Prices Nearing Record High for Year

Corn prices climbed Monday to a level not seen since January as traders questioned whether the crop will ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


Local Governments in Indiana Will Experience Difficult Times in 2011

The worst year of the Great Recession was 2009. Indiana's unemployment rate hit 10.6 percent in June that year ... Read entire story

Australian Company Looks to Take Bite Out of $40 Billion Potash Pie

American farmers hardly noticed when, in mid-August, news broke that Australian-based BHP Billiton was ... Read entire story

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