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Gentrification in small-town West Virginia worries the local creative community, a Kentucky nursing student wants to bring more trauma centers to rural Indiana, and all-terrain electric wheelchairs now available in some state parks open new vistas for those with disabilities.

The 2023 Farm Bill was a hot topic at the recent Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting held by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane says it is highly likely that there will be an extension for the 2023 Farm Bill. “Given that appropriations is still very much front […]

Farm based data systems and tools have come a long way since they first appeared in the form of yield monitors on harvesters. And with the new emphasis on precision agriculture, they are more important and prevalent than ever. Rod Bain reports.

While consumption of many fruits has been stable over the years, consumption of avocados is booming. Gary Crawford has this report from a sweltering Washington D.C. farmers market.

It’s not surprising many fields are dry in the Eastern Corn Belt. Chad Smith has more.

Drought may be impacting corn root development. Micheal Clements has more.

Crop scouts got a closer look at this year’s yield potential for spring wheat and durum in the Northern Plains.  Rusty Halvorson reports.

The Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee plans to release a draft Farm Bill at the end of August. During a Farm Bill listening session in Maine this week, Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) told the Hagstrom Report he plans a markup “in mid-September,” but only if the leadership has told him what week the […]

Farmer sentiment rebounded in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 17 points to a reading of 121. June’s sentiment improvement left the index near the April reading of 123 after a one-month swoon in May. Producers report a more optimistic view of the future as the Index of Future Expectations rose […]

A new real time data collection resource is now available online. Its purpose is to assist with climate, weather, and natural resource matters on our home planet. Rod Bain reports.