| 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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| Illinois wheat growers get strong start with planting |
| Wheat growers in Illinois have shattered yield records the past two years, and it appears they are off to a great start so far for the new season. |
| 10/24/2017 |
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