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Today, farmers and ranchers across the U.S. and in Washington, D.C. are making a special effort to advocate for agriculture in observance of National Ag Day.
Although nobody has a magic eight ball, there’s one way farmers can have a good idea of what could happen in the future: stress testing.
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MDA Weather Services says showers are expected to favor northwestern Brazil this week, with the heaviest precip in Mato Grosso and Goias.
Fertilizer prices favored a more mixed tone this week with DAP and MAP leading gains.
The 90-day weather outlook from the Climate Prediction Center also calls for warmth across much of the Midwest.
This tractor featured a narrow front end and had 10,000 hours.
Every day, 33-year-old Clare Schilling arrives at one of her family’s two hog production sites. She showers before heading into a barn and then walks through each state-of-the-art facility. She surveys the animals to ensure her breed-to-wean operation is running smoothly on the flat expanse of southwest Illinois just 40 minutes from St. Louis.
Whether producers and their peers are discussing landlord relationships, succession planning or human resource challenges, there are many ways they can benefit from exchanging ideas. As farmers face weak farm income and commodity price uncertainty this harvest, there has never been a better time to compare notes.
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