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• Financial Stress Ahead for Grain Farm Incomes
  
  05/23/2013
  High grain farm incomes since 2006 have led to strengthening of balance sheets, however, concerns exist that this strengthening could erode quickly.
• NCBA Responds to USDA's Final Rule on Mandatory COOL
  
  05/23/2013
  “We are deeply disappointed with this short-sighted action by the USDA," says Scott George, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president, after USDA's rule on mandatory country of origin labeling.
• High-Profile Probes Create Cooling-Off Period for Immigration Proposals
  
  05/23/2013
  IRS, AP and Benghazi investigations divert attention from immigration reform bills.
• Soybean Planting Dates
  
  05/23/2013
  With corn planting off to a very slow start this year, it’s not surprising that very few people have been worrying about getting soybeans planted.
• U.S. Tightens Country-of-Origin Meat Labeling After WTO Ruling
  
  05/23/2013
  The U.S. tightened country-of-origin labeling provisions to specify where animals are born, raised and slaughtered.
• Farm Kids Photo Contest: Fun on the Farm
  
  05/23/2013
  All work and no play just doesn't fly on the farm...at least, not with these kids around!
• Corn Yields Relative to Planting Pace
  
  05/23/2013
  Today's larger field equipment allows for greater planting progress, which encourages optimism that delays starts to the planting season
• Retread Tires Help Farmers Outfit Trucks for Less
  
  05/23/2013
  Pickup owners can save money and find quality by sourcing used rubber that has been upgraded and checked for safety.
• Check, Adjust Your Planter Unit between Fields
  
  05/23/2013
  In the race to get crops planted this spring, remember to keep an eye on your planter set up and performance as you move between fields.
• Immigration Reform: Landscape of California Agriculture at Stake
  
  05/22/2013
  The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed its version of Immigration Reform. American Farm Bureau told AgDay while several amendments were passed; the 844-page bill remains largely untouched.

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