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Professional Farmers Crop Tour Ends With Varied Crop Estimates

Throughout this week, attention has focused on the Professional Farmer annual crop tour that is offering an early projection as…

Iowa Corn Growers To Set Policy During Grass Roots Summit

Iowa Corn Growers Association will begin developing policy next week when delegates gather for the annual Grass Roots Summit.  Iowa…

Pork Board Task Force Focuses On Foreign Diseases

National Pork Board’s foreign animal disease research task force brings insights into the pork industry from veterinarians, producers and industry…

Nebraska State Fair Begins

The Nebraska State Fair begins today (Thursday) and continues through Labor Day.  Fair officials are excited for the return of…

Minnesota Dairy Crowns 69th Princess Kay of the Milky Way

Rachel Rynda (RIN-da), a 19-year-old college student from Montgomery, Minnesota, representing Le Sueur County, was crowned the 69th Princess Kay…

Professional Farmer Crop Tour Sees Lower Yield Potential

Early reports from the Professional Farmer Crop Tour occurring this week shows a reduction in possible corn and soybean yield…

South Dakota State Fair

The South Dakota State Fair officially begins next Thursday, September 1st and continues through Labor Day, Monday, September 5th.  However,…

Organizers of Farm Progress Show Getting Ready

Next week, the largest outdoor farm show will take place near Boone, Iowa.  Farm Progress Show will run from August…

Grassley Says Biden Administration Is Neglecting Agriculture Trade

Congress is on their summer recess and U-S Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa says he has had farmers talk to…

Rural America Continues To Lose Farmland

A recent report from American Farmland Trust shows an alarming trend of farmland disappearing from rural America.  Angie Doucette, the…

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (South Dakota Searchlight) – U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, said a stopgap spending bill to reopen the federal…

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