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Farmers plant more corn than expected in 2009
Kansas crops now rated in mostly "good condition"
Will your corn be "knee high by the fourth of July?"
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Cool, wet spring hurts small grain crops in North Dakota
Monsanto's biotech efforts against corn borer gain positive reviews in Europe
Nebraska heat wave claims thousands of cattle
Ag Secretary Vilsack joins "United We Serve" initiative in Chicago
North Dakota neighbors say "no" to wind farm expansion plans
Minnesota dairy farmers talk about tumbling milk prices
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Issues in Beef
Beef Veterinarian Bill Koch wants us to think about 'Beefing' up those calves for early fall marketing.
From Farm to Market
Karisha Devlin, Ag Business Specialist from MU Extension Service helps us reconcile our paperwork, crunch our numbers and reminds us about "The Rule of Nine"...
From Country to the Capital
Samantha is on an FFA Leadership trip to Washington D.C.  Follow her adventures as she takes a bus ride across the US.
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Joel DeJong is a well known Extension Educator in NW Iowa. He's keeping an eye on Early Soybean Rust movement. 
Beef-Making the Grade?
Andrea Hapke-Althoff is spending the next 2 weeks in at Iowa State University learning how to 'grade' beef on the hoof.  Follow her adventures in learning...
Blogging for the Bureau
Andrea Martin and a team representing WI Farm Bureau are in Washington DC this week.  Click here and see where they went today.
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Thursday Ag News and Market Analysis
Farm Director Brian Winnekins from WCOW 97 radio in Wisconsin gives us today's market information.
Extension Expertise
Illinois Extension Educator Mike Roegge provides information to decide if treatment should occur and scouting your fields to determine infestation levels of corn pests.
NEW IN RURAL LIFESTYLES
Prizewinning Illinois Wines Selected at U of I Competition
URBANA, IL(UofI release)- Award winners for the Illinois State Fair wine competition were selected June 8-10 in an elegant event at the University of Illinois's Spice Box in Bevier Hall.
Frank Champion Murphy Makes Donation
St. Joseph, MO(AAA release)- His steady hand has depicted the changes in our cattle, his eye for detail has noted the transformation of the Angus breed for more than 60 years, and his love for the breed has led him to donate nine pieces of Angus art to the Angus Foundation.
Winners Selected at Illinois Junior Angus Field Day
Illinois junior Angus members led 131 entries at the 2009 Illinois Junior Angus Field Day, June 13 in Bloomington, Ill. Scott Bayer, Ringle, Wis., evaluated 95 owned females, 19 bred-and-owned females, 12 steers, three cow-calf pairs, and two bred-and-owned bulls before choosing champions.
FEATURED REPORTS
MDA awards $100,000 in sustainable agriculture grants
ST. PAUL, MN(release) - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has awarded $100,000 in sustainable agriculture grants for seven on-farm research and demonstration projects.
US pork industry baffled by bans in China, Russia
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Continued bans on U.S. pork imports by China, Russia and more than a dozen other counties have baffled government and industry officials, leading some to speculate that the issue is more about market share than health concerns.
The green flag is about to drop on the Iowa Corn Indy 250 proudly fueled by Iowa’s corn growers!
Des Moines, IA(ICGA release)-Don't miss your chance to show your support for corn ethanol and watch it perform at nearly 200 miles per hour!
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Will the corn in your fields be "knee-high by the fourth of July?"
No - it was planted late
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No - it was planted late 9%
Maybe - it's going to be close 7%
Yes - just barely 12%
Absolutely. It's at least that tall now. 72%
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