Expert says U.S. cotton needs to shift focus toward demand to compete with higher-yielding countries. A bill in Congress can ...

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Farm Progress America: Mike Pearson tells listeners how the senate democrats target big meat with sweeping divestiture bill.

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This 2026 Missouri Ruralist Master Farmer from Sheridan, Mo., spends time advocating for her way of life in order to protect it for the next generation.

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In your garden, the best way to manage late blight is to pull up affected plants, including the roots, and place them in plastic bags. UW-Madison said that the bags should be left in the sun to kill ...

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