| Proximate Michigan farms show wide gap in corn yield |
| Two different corn tests in Michigan not too far from each other geographically ended up with significantly different yields this fall. The tests were conducted in the Thumb area of the state and somewhat south of there by Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST). |
| 11/1/2017 |
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| California wildfires not likely to impact Midwest grape business |
| Tourists flocking to this historic Missouri River town, a center of the Midwest grape industry, were enjoying beautiful fall weather during Hermann’s month-long Oktoberfest celebration. |
| 11/1/2017 |
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| Perdue talks land use, consumer preferences with FFA members |
| Thousands of navy blue jackets descending on downtown Indianapolis in the fall can only mean one thing: The National FFA Convention. |
| 11/1/2017 |
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| Midwest deadlines looming to get in EQUIP applications |
| Application deadlines for funding under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) have been set by several states in the region. |
| 11/1/2017 |
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| California-based vegetable supplier alerts recall notice |
| Meijer, Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Target and several other retailers announced recalls last month for vegetable products that may have been contaminated with listeria. |
| 11/1/2017 |
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| Purdue to offer program touting urban agriculture |
| Beginning this month, two Purdue University extension offices will offer a multi-session program designed to give participants production and business tips about urban agriculture. |
| 11/1/2017 |
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| Stabenow files amendment to guard farm bill from cuts |
| More cuts to farm programs might occur in the 2018 Farm Bill, but some people are trying to prevent it, including Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, who filed an amendment to the 2018 Senate Budget Resolution. |
| 11/1/2017 |
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| Agri-labor, trade, farm bill foremost for AFBF's Duvall |
| Stopping in Indiana last week on his farm tour of the 50 states, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall said the top issue U.S. farmers are facing is a labor shortage. |
| 11/1/2017 |
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| Book can help anyone plan for their inevitable old age |
| The Bookworm Sez by Terri Schlichenmeyer |
| 11/1/2017 |
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| Agriculture groups juggle monitoring of trade pacts |
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| 10/24/2017 |
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