| Market impact unlikely here from north Plains’ drought |
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| After rains, portions of Midwest entering first stages of drought |
| In southwestern Indiana, things could not be more different from last month, when rivers had overflowed their banks. Farmers were shortly contemplating replanting their corn or soybeans, and most had to replant at least a portion of their fields. |
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| Universities join commission to research food nutrition, security |
| In a new effort to address food nutrition and security challenges by leveraging the academic, research and community expertise of land-grant universities, Iowa State University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Ohio State University and Purdue University are among the nation’s prominent institutions participating in the Challenge of Change Commission (CCC). |
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| OSU research team focusing on greenhouse improvement |
| Consumers and farmers have the perception that greenhouse production is safer than field agriculture because it has no exposure to the outside environment. Sanja Ilic, state food safety specialist for The Ohio State University, thinks the risk is not lower – just different. |
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| Sickly tree leaves in two Iowa counties may trace to ag chemicals |
| Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials have been fielding calls this spring from nearly 1,000 residents reporting cases of sickly oak tree leaves, likely caused by drifting farm chemicals coupled with changing weather. |
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| Indiana farmer, ag instructor Monsanto Farm Mom of Year |
| Agriculture is such a profoundly ingrained part of Susan Brocksmith’s life that she probably couldn’t shed it, even if she wanted to. |
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| Colleagues remember MSU expert’s dedication, research |
| Longtime Michigan State University agricultural economist and professor David Schweikhardt is remembered by his colleagues for his passion for farm and trade policy, as well as the impacts changes had on the broader community. |
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| Farm-to-school grant winners tasked with buying local |
| Sixty-five projects are recipients of the USDA’s annual farm-to-school grants. |
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| Ohio farmer turns loads of trash into nutrient treasure |
| Beef and pork farmer Tom Price of Delaware County wants trash: any kind of trash, whether it’s half-eaten sandwiches, tree trimmings or unwanted books. |
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| Illinois agriculture bills are slowed, but moving forward |
| It will take a little more time than originally anticipated, but the passage of most agriculture-related pieces of legislation pending in Illinois likely will make it to the governor’s desk for signing before the end of the year, industry supporters say. |
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