| Nutrient education and advice dispensed at Manure Review |
| When manure happens, it can be a valuable resource – or you can be up the creek without a paddle. The key to successfully using livestock manure on your operation is managing how and when it is applied to the fields. |
| 7/17/2019 |
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| ‘Rebuild Illinois’ capital plan riding on gasoline tax boost |
| The $45 billion “Rebuild Illinois” Capital Plan contains planned upgrades to infrastructure and education that are of interest to farmers, including upgrades to roads, bridges, ports, locks and dams, rural broadband availability, and early-childhood learning. |
| 7/17/2019 |
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| June’s USDA hog inventory at highest since estimates began |
| June’s hog numbers were the highest June 1 inventory since estimates began in 1964, at 75.5 million head, up 4 percent from June 2018 and 1 percent from March 1 this year, according to the June 1 USDA quarterly Hogs & Pigs report. |
| 7/17/2019 |
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| Dairy groups question results of study on milk contaminants |
| An Emory University study that found current-use pesticides and antibiotics in samples of conventional milk – while finding none in organic milk – is “highly questionable,” say several dairy-related organizations. |
| 7/17/2019 |
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| Crop, biofuel organizations unhappy with RFS proposal |
| Commodity and biofuel organizations have spoken out against the U.S. EPA’s proposed volume obligations for 2020 and 2021 under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. |
| 7/17/2019 |
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| Microsoft, Watch extending broadband for three states |
| Now it is a challenge to run a farm efficiently or be a good student without broadband internet access. It’s a quality-of-life issue, and things are changing. |
| 7/17/2019 |
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| Low prices, weather, trade play into wheat and straw shortages |
| Low prices, extreme weather, and trade disruptions have contributed to current wheat and straw shortages in the United States, according to small-grains experts. |
| 7/17/2019 |
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