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What everyone’s reading this month


 
Farmer Refuses to Roll, Rips Lid Off IRS Behavior  
Farmer Refuses to Roll, Rips Lid Off IRS Behavior

Randy Sowers was caught in the hooks of a law intended to capture crime lords and money launderers, and tagged with a bank deposit breach—a paperwork infraction with a sledgehammer penalty.

 
 
How Colorado Eliminated Feral Hogs

It’s no wonder Colorado is making headlines across the country. It’s the first state to announce it has successfully eradicated its feral hog population.

 
 
USDA Issues Third Tranche of 2019 MFP Payments

The payments will begin to show up in farmers’ bank accounts by the end of this week.

 
 
Why 100 Million Acreage Corn Estimate Shouldn't Matter to Farmers  
Why 100 Million Acreage Corn Estimate Shouldn't Matter to Farmers

Traders and analysts are now shifting their focus to the possible acreage mix in the U.S. this year, even as some farmers haven’t finished harvesting their 2019 crop.

 
 
Leading Kentucky Hemp Processor Files for Bankruptcy

A bankruptcy filing by a leading hemp processor strikes a “gut punch" to the fledgling industry as it tries to secure a foothold in Kentucky, the state's agriculture commissioner said Thursday.

 
 
Ferrie: Planting Soybeans Early? Go With This Maturity Group First.

This time of year, Ken Ferrie fields a lot of agronomic questions from farmers during grower meetings. One common question regarding soybeans that he hears frequently is when to plant early versus late maturity groups.

 
 
Why 100 Million Acreage Corn Estimate Shouldn't Matter to Farmers  
Russell Hedrick Harvests Dollars in Yield vs. Profit Farm Battle

Just barely off the starting line of his farming career in 2012, Russell Hedrick stared at a fork in the road, a precarious split between profit and yield.

 
 
2020 Planting Prep: Manage Unruly Weed Seed Banks

2019 prevent plant (PP) meant many weed species ran rampant with little to no control. With each growing weed comes hundreds—if not hundreds of thousands—of seeds that can emerge over the next five or more years.

 
 
Farmer Feedback Leads to Climate Cancelling Data Deal with Tillable

About 36 hours after Skip Klinefelter’s tweet was sent, Climate announced it had terminated its partnership with Tillable.

 
 
San Antonio Barrow Show Winner Captures Hearts and Breaks Records

There wasn’t a dry eye in the barn when Samantha Nicole Iselt of Lexington, Texas, was named the exhibitor of the Grand Champion Market Barrow at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.

 
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