Indiana Farm Bureau’s vice president will continue to serve the state’s members for another term. Jasper County farmer Kendell Culp has defeated opponent Kevin Underwood of Tippecanoe County. He says growing membership remains one of his top priories. “We need to continue to strengthen our county farm bureaus,” he says. “There’s also a lot of specialty crops in […]

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Some Nebraska ag groups say they’re concerned that state’s $471 million budget shortfall could potentially increase property taxes for producers.   Rancher Steve Sunderman is chairman of the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Taxation Committee. “We’ve maybe have seen a dip in our property tax bills in the last year or two just because of property tax relief […]

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Wisconsin Soybean Association’s President says the state’s growers will continue to be well represented at the state and national level. Doug Rebout tells Brownfield Don Lutz from Scandinavia and Tanner Johnson from Prairie Farm have been Wisconsin’s American Soybean Association board members. “Don is terming off of his spot on the ASA board, so Steve […]

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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on profit-taking.  February live cattle closed $1.40 higher at $229.55 and April live cattle closed $1.27 higher at $229.40.  January feeder cattle closed $4.30 higher at $339.10 and March feeder cattle closed $3.60 higher at $3334.07.  Direct cash cattle trade was quiet Friday following […]

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