Tour de Forage Set for Jan. 22-24 – Register Today

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ST. PAUL, MN –Back to Our Roots: Managing Alfalfa for Yield & Environment,Optimizing Forage Quality to Maximize Milk Production, and Managing Silage Corn for High Yield and Quality are just a few of the many presentations offered at Midwest Forage

Farmer Pleads Guilty To Crop Insurance Fraud

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(Washburn, ND) — A Washburn farmer accused of crop insurance fraud has pleaded guilty to all charges against him. Authorities say Kent Pfaff provided false information to crop insurance companies and the U.S. Agriculture Department to receive

ALB Holding Targeted Grazing Workshops

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Paid grazing contracts present a tremendous opportunity for the growth of the U.S. sheep flock and improving the availability and price competitiveness of American lamb. It’s also an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through green energy

California, the Last State to Hold Out on E15

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Forty-nine states – Montana’s the latest – have now allowed the sale of 15 percent corn ethanol blended gasoline. But the biggest state and the nation’s trendsetter in new vehicle emission standards, California, still says ‘no.’ Renewable

Midwest Weather Staying Warmer and Drier Than Normal

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The Midwest Climate Hub says warm and dry was the theme during December in the North Central U.S. There have been exceptions, including a Christmas system that dropped multiple inches of precipitation in certain areas. The region

USGC Touts U.S. Corn Quality in China

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The U.S. Grains Council’s office in Beijing, China, recently hit the road to present the 2023-2024 Corn Harvest Quality Report, discuss sorghum opportunities, and protect market share for U.S. coarse grains. The Council conducted a corn quality

Food Price Index Drops in December

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The U.N.’s Food and Agricultural Organization says world food prices dropped in December. The Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the prices of globally traded commodities, averaged 188.5 points in December, down 1.5 percent from