| Severe weather delays planting again across Midwest & Plains |
| DES MOINES, Iowa — Severe weather carrying heavy rain once again delayed planting progress for American farmers across the Midwest and Great Plains last week, with corn growers planting only 49 percent of their crop and soybean growers getting only 19 percent into the ground. |
| 5/29/2019 |
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| Economists: LRP changes may not help all producers |
| The USDA recently made changes to its Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Plan (LRP) that it says will improve coverage and risk management for beef cattle producers. |
| 5/29/2019 |
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| Brutal economic system closing dairies in Ohio, and nationwide |
| While the $1 gallon of milk may be a boon for the consumer, it’s been a bust for the American dairy industry’s small to mid-sized farmers. |
| 5/29/2019 |
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| AgriNaturalist celebrates 125 issues of ag communications |
| The AgriNaturalist is the longest-running agricultural student publication in the United States, and the 2019 edition was its 125th. The magazine is published every spring by The Ohio State University’s agricultural communication major candidates as a capstone project. |
| 5/29/2019 |
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| Whiteshire Hamroc and The Maschhoffs ink partnership |
| The president of an Albion farm known for its inroads into swine genetics and barn construction said she is looking forward to the company’s recently announced partnership with North America’s fourth-largest pork production company. |
| 5/29/2019 |
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| Rhythmic repetition to be tested at Livestock Auctioneer Championship |
| ight auctioneers from this region will participate in the 56th annual World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) June 7-8. A total of 31 from the United States and Canada will vie for top honors, which gets under way at the Tulare Sales Yard in Tulare, Calif. |
| 5/29/2019 |
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| USDA pledges another $16B in ag-trade relief |
| The USDA has pledged up to another $16 billion to help U.S. farmers stung by the trade war with China. |
| 5/29/2019 |
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| Seed firms, conservation group partner to provide flood cover |
| Two Nebraska-based seed companies and a conservation organization have partnered to raise money for cover crop seed to help farmers impacted by March flooding in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. |
| 5/23/2019 |
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| Annual Indiana fiber festival goes on despite rain, holiday |
| The Fiber Event at Greencastle, an annual festival geared toward fiber artists, enthusiasts, and cultivators, celebrated its 27th year last month at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. |
| 5/23/2019 |
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| 500 Illinois farmers, processors apply for hemp permits in 2019 |
| Nearly 500 potential hemp farmers and processors submitted applications to the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) in the first four days the department began accepting submissions. The IDOA began receiving applications at 9 a.m. on April 30, and is in the process of reviewing the 396 grower and 98 processor submissions received. |
| 5/23/2019 |
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