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Spiking COVID-19 cases cause renewed concerns for ethanol industry

“After more than half of the industry shut down in April, we saw a slow but steady recovery in late April through June,” says Geoff Cooper, CEO of Renewable Fuels Association.

Spiking COVID-19 cases cause renewed concerns for ethanol industry

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Smithfield settles suits over North Carolina farms, after losing appeal

Smithfield Foods announced Thursday that it had reached a settlement with plaintiffs who had sued the company.

A group of piglets.

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Will Colorado’s vote to bring back wolves be a model for conservationists?

Colorado voters narrowly approved a ballot initiative directing wildlife officials to reintroduce gray wolves west of the Rocky Mountains.

A gray wolf in the snow

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Top Shops

Idaho Shop Tour with Custom Overhead Crane

By Top Shops

Dave Mowitz heads to Genesee, Idaho, to visit Al Krick’s shop.

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Machinery News

Farmer Tested and Farmer Approved UTVs in 2020

By Successful Farming TV Show

Our team of farmer evaluators tested the 2019 Kubota RTV-XG850, 2019 John Deere Gator XUV865R, and 2019 Can-Am Defender DPS.

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Women in Agriculture

COVID connects family to century farm

By Women in Agriculture

COVID brought the sixth generation back to the farm.

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Cattle group proposes more transparency in market prices

As an antidote for the dwindling cash market, the largest U.S. cattle group circulated a plan on Tuesday for meatpackers to voluntarily buy cattle on the spot market to assure fair and open price.

Cattle in a pasture.

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As coronavirus hog backlog shrinks, farmers should see higher prices

Hog farmers struggled with a coronavirus-caused backlog of market-ready hogs that peaked at 3.5 million head at the end of May.

A group of piglets.

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Pilgrim’s to pay $110.5 million fine in U.S. price-fixing investigation

The second-largest poultry processor in the country, Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., said on Wednesday that it will pay a $110.5 million fine as part of a plea agreement with the Justice Department.

A veterinary walks through a chicken barn.

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Alta Seeds launches Empyr forage sorghum lineup

Alta Seeds has launched Empyr Premier Forages, a lineup of forage sorghum, sudangrass, and sorghum-sudan hybrids.

New forage sorghums from Alta Seeds

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Fewer sows suggests producers are exiting hog business

Some hog farmers are leaving the business in the face of low market prices and coronavirus slowdowns at packing plants.

Sow pens in a barn.

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How can ag tech help the livestock industry after the events of 2020?

During a Precision Livestock Farming session at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit, industry experts look back on the year and discuss the future of on-farm systems, solutions.

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Spiking COVID-19 cases cause renewed concerns for ethanol industry

Smithfield settles suits over North Carolina farms, after losing appeal

Will Colorado’s vote to bring back wolves be a model for conservationists?

Cattle group proposes more transparency in market prices

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