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    Key report should sort out conflicting planting information
    June 23, 2019 - 7:30amopinion/columns
    Corn acres will be down more than 10 million from March U.S. Department of Agriculture intentions data. More corn is going in the ground over...
    Uncertainty remains over actual unplanted acres
    June 23, 2019 - 7:30amopinion/columns
    Wheat The wheat markets experienced a lower week as the Canadian prairie region received beneficial rainfall to ease some very dry conditions....
    Soil Health Minute: "Why, what and trust your gut" with cover crops
    June 23, 2019 - 7:30amopinion/columns
    We've been having Café Talks on cover crops for prevented planting and it's led to some excellent discussions. Talking through ideas has really...
    USDA sends jobs to the Heartland, but not without a ruckus
    June 23, 2019 - 7:30amopinion/columns
    It's never easy to pick up from a place where you really enjoy living and working. I can't even imagine how difficult it was for my grandparents...
    Abuse must be addressed on more than one level
    June 21, 2019 - 5:30amopinion/columns
    I have zero tolerance for any type of abuse. Domestic abuse. Child abuse. Elderly abuse. Drug abuse. Alcohol abuse. Animal abuse. Our society...
    The Sorting Pen: Learning the ag history of the region through biography
    June 17, 2019 - 7:00amopinion/columns
    Years ago, after I had devoured normal first-grade reading offerings, my mom suggested I might enjoy Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books....
    4-H is the school of common sense
    June 16, 2019 - 4:34pmopinion/columns
    To kick off the summer season, I've been traveling to local libraries and 4-H events to read my children's books, "Levi's Lost Calf" and "Can-Do...
    Some volatility returns to the markets
    June 16, 2019 - 9:24amopinion/columns
    Wheat The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates U.S. all wheat production at 1.9 billion bushels, which was at the high end of trade estimates....
    In rare move, US corn production taken lower
    June 16, 2019 - 9:22amopinion/columns
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture had a big week. To the lay-person, the government agency made headlines for announcing a move of key departments...
    2017 Census of Agriculture provides both expected and surprising findings
    June 14, 2019 - 7:50amopinion/columns
    In January 2018 every American who is defined as a farmer by the IRS was asked to complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five...
    GUEBERT: 'A lick and a promise' aren't enough
    June 14, 2019 - 7:00amopinion/columns
    Most American farmers spent the last week of May and the first week of June either driving through mud or stuck in it. Their two farming partners,...
    The Pinke Post: Keeping the faith in the future of farming
    June 14, 2019 - 5:30amopinion/columns
    Last Sunday, my dad, fondly called "Farmer Fred", was in the pulpit of Sundahl Lutheran church in Aneta, N.D., to be a fill-in preacher. My family...
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