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Craft Distillers Put Their Spirits to Work as Hand Sanitizer
Just last Friday, Whiskey Acres Distilling Company was making plans to expand its DeKalb, Illinois-based and award-winning spirits business to…
Fallow or Flooded Fields Require Extra Management in 2020
Fields that were flooded or lay fallow in 2019 may require extra management for the 2020 spring planting season. The…
Farm Groups Peppered With COVID-19 Challenges Over Workers and Market Downturn
Even as the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation was on a conference call talking about the importance of…
Positive Momentum for Walnuts Despite Challenges
Despite ongoing tariff challenges and recent market disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak, an industry group reports positive momentum in…
Ethanol Prices Hit Record Low, Industry in “Dire Straits”
Ethanol prices have hit a record low in recent days and the Renewable Fuels Association says many ethanol plants could…
2020 Peanut Seed Faces Quality Issues
Hot, dry conditions last year hurt the quality of the 2020 peanut seed supply in some cases. As planting season…
2020 Planting Decisions in the Face of COVID-19
Trade conflicts, prevented and late planting, and policy innovations have presented a difficult decision-making environment to farmers over the past…
Farmers Along the Missouri River Optimistic About This Year’s Conditions
Quentin Connealy is enjoying the uneventful weather of late winter. The Tekamah, Nebraska, farmer saw the nearby Missouri River flood…
Ohio’s Barley Business Gets a Big Endorsement
Ohio’s barley growers just landed a key bit of support to help them promote their business. The Federal Crop Insurance…
Guest Workers Could Be Affected by Visa Halt as USDA Details Its Services
The federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic could make it harder for farmers to bring in new H-2A guest…