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| Shutdown funds lapse stokes fears about biofuel mandates |
| With the federal government shutdown still at full squabble, some parties are concerned that promises of biofuel mandates may not proceed as scheduled. |
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| MIFMA food safety funds to train vendors, farmers |
| The Michigan Farmers Market Assoc. (MIFMA) has always seen consumer education as one of its primary missions. Now, with its latest Food Safety Education Fund grant from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), it is now also about vendor and farmer education as well. |
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| Ohioan named World Livestock Auctioneer Champion qualifier |
| Daniel Mitchell of Cumberland, Ohio, always felt he had a gift of gab and a love of the livestock business. He put those two abilities to good use last month by winning the East regional qualifying event of the 2019 World Livestock Auctioneer Championships (WLAC) in Athens, Ga. |
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| Bayer reports on seed yields, layoffs during conference call |
| Farmers using the Bayer Corp.’s new Seed Advisor digital pipeline are showing higher yield results across 100,000 acres of corn in Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota, reporting an average yield of 9.1 bushels per acre versus what they would have planted without the Seed Advisor platform, the company has announced. |
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| BOAH prepping responses for possible swine, bird pathogens |
| At the year’s first quarterly Indiana Board of Animal Health (BOAH) meeting Jan. 8, the board reviewed a report on 2018 insights in animal health, considered a new rule and heard program progress reports for various species of livestock. |
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| Views and opinions: What a changing climate may mean for government action |
| Ag Politics by Lee Hamilton |
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| Views and opinions: Use new year to make others feel valuable – along with you |
| Truth in the Trenches by Melissa Hart |
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| Views and opinions: Songs by which to more appreciate winter season |
| Rural Route Music by Bluegrass Johnson |
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