Plant-Based Beverages: Is it Time to Let it Go?

The dairy industry grapples with whether money spent on litigation and enforcement of the current law concerning plant-based beverages and the standards of identity would be better spent on dairy product innovation. Regardless, there is a need for more transparency in food, says the National Milk Producers Federation.

Rural Town Renaissance

“You have two ways to view rural America,” Andrew McCrea says. “First, it’s dying and the legacy is crumbling. Second, these locations are vibrant and full of economic opportunities. Either view could be correct.”

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Farmer Refuses to Roll, Rips Lid Off IRS Behavior

Strapped with pistols and carrying government IDs, two Treasury agents walked onto a Maryland farm on a cold winter morning in 2012, and asked for the owner—Randy Sowers. It was a blur of badges and questions, but Sowers’ four-year legal nightmare was only just beginning.

Pete's Pick of the Week: Agcostar 8425

This Agcostar 8425 4WD with 5326 hours sold for $41,500 on Wednesday at an Ohio farm auction.

Disease Elimination Can Lower the Cost of Production

U.S. producers have robust export markets and a lower cost of production than many other countries, but Joe Connor, DVM, says cost of production could be even lower if producers could focus on eliminating diseases rather than controlling them.

They Must Be Dancing In The Streets

They must be dancing in the streets in many towns across south-eastern Australia. After three years of drought and, of course, the devastating fires that have destroyed man, beast, crops, and structures, they have received the most significant rainfall in nearly 20-years.

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Kane County, Illinois

2019, what a year! How many times have you heard that? A huge amount of PCP Acres, a high percentage of corn and soybeans planted in June and still pulling off a high yields. At least that is what the USDA is saying. I'm saying the USDA has a problem telling the TRUTH! I don't how know how much longer I can take it! One more thing, I would rather have a market than a hand out. Once you lose a customer it's hard to get them back!

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