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What's Making News


2013 Farm Bill Clears Senate Committee

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday approved the 2013 Farm Bill by a vote ... Read entire story

Purdue Research Award to Ferruzzi

Professor of food and nutrition sciences Mario Ferruzzi will receive Purdue ... Read entire story

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This Week's Farm Operations


Drought Can Impact Soybean Germination

While most of the soybean seed sold in Michigan will have warm ... Read entire story

Spring Tillage Often Comes at a Cost

Spring tillage is a tradition that is steeped deeply into American agriculture ... Read entire story

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This Week's Market News


Dairy Markets Slide During Week

Cash dairy markets retreated the week of May 6, perhaps from an overreaction to the ... Read entire story

Market Anticipates Record Large Crop Size, Record Consumption

The USDA's May 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report contained ... Read entire story

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Weekly Columns


Several Viewpoints Needed for Truth

Many people are familiar with the story about the six blind men and the elephant ... Read entire story

Bad Economics Are Easy to Spot

In the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case Jacobellis v. Ohio, Justice Potter ... Read entire story

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