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Increasing numbers of corn and soybean growers are looking for lower-cost inputs to preserve and protect yields. https://t.co/dRQn1TfCCP

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As school starts earlier and state fairs hold their late-summer slots, farm kids across America face an impossible choice: Show livestock and honor family legacy or show up for practice and keep their spot on the team. https://t.co/m5DbxowaY6

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The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has released its long-awaited final environmental impact statement. Farmers in the lower basin worry it could mean cuts to their water supply, while upper basin farmers are seeing higher hay prices ... https://t.co/2tUwzrgeQ7

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Know the two numbers that matter before the September deadline. https://t.co/Q1skPx7urV

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After years of dry falls, a historic El Niño could cut U.S. farmers' fall field-workable days by 20%, Nutrien's Eric Snodgrass warns, while drying delays and flat acreage threaten Brazil and Argentina's 2026-2027 crop. https://t.co/Z2k3Fh85gx

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Agronomists detail how your variety selections and planting strategy might need to adapt to better manage risk during the growing season and protect yield at harvest. https://t.co/Cj4plqEx8X

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Senate Ag Committee’s 10-11 farm bill vote stalls the legislation, but a bipartisan 17-6 vote on mandatory country-of-original labeling keeps mandatory beef labeling alive for a potential September revote. https://t.co/48y3uJUG3z

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Sentiment in the July Ag Economists' Monthly Monitor is improving and no one sees the downturn deepening, but interest rates, elevated input costs and corn's shaky price outlook still cloud the path to 2027. https://t.co/6qYModSDJB

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Some simple field checks this summer can reveal whether you're planting a specific hybrid too thick, too thin, or just right — good insight to have before you order seed for next season. https://t.co/czYgy9SKUK

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The right cover crop strategy can help corn silage acres do more, from holding nutrients and reducing erosion to producing another crop of forage. https://t.co/z37wF1arCF

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Beyond feedlot death loss, cow-calf herds face hard-to-measure hits in sickness, weight gain, foot health and future calf performance when heat and humidity stack up. https://t.co/WFzcEA6OGj

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As input costs remain elevated, fall lease deadlines are putting renewed focus on cash rents and farmland values. https://t.co/KsGlFhhHYZ

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A year after StoneX's survey shocked the market, two StoneX economists sit down for an exclusive interview, saying this year's numbers tell a very different story about what will drive prices. https://t.co/3lqmknsbtb

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As the U.S. dairy industry races toward fewer than 20,000 farms by decade's end, the economics of overhead, the psychology of scale and the power dynamics of vertical integration are rewriting the rules of who survives — and who thrives. https://t.co/xO66rpbhf1

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Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman says if the bill is not passed out of committee on Thursday, it would be "very, very difficult" to get a Farm Bill passed this year. The chairman says the SNAP state cost share delays will be a hang-up for som... https://t.co/y8mj3IVZm9

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Fritz Haber found the means to both feed and kill the masses, unleashing a surreal chain of genius, suicide and Nazi atrocities, all toe-tagged to the wildest contradictions in history. https://t.co/wERNlrSifr

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August auctions feature late-model John Deere equipment from Iowa to Illinois, including a 104-year-old farmer’s low-hour fleet. https://t.co/UYl8RnvOaM

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Selling a family dairy herd can feel like the end of everything. But Ashley Kennedy has discovered that life after dairy can bring new routines, new opportunities and a new sense of purpose beyond the barn. https://t.co/rBx61dyv3N

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Greenwing AI says its first agricultural intelligence alert shows how satellite-based monitoring could detect crop stress before it is visible in the field. https://t.co/gFho2hWMbu

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The new board members join a distinguished group of 11 other agricultural leaders committed to empowering farmers through collaboration, education, and advocacy. https://t.co/57OTDOX3ii