An economist says rural areas are absorbing some of the most acute fuel cost impacts from the conflict in the Middle East. Rob Fox is the director of CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange division… “The industries that you find in rural America are a little more energy intensive like farming, manufacturing, construction, and that sort of thing.” […]
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The 2026-27 Missouri State FFA Secretary says she’s looking forward to the year ahead. Madeline O’Brien from the Troy FFA tells
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A plant pathologist with Ohio State University Extension says farmers need to be proactive when it comes to managing soybean cyst
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A central Iowa farmer says wet conditions have kept him out of the field since late March. Corey Hillebo grows corn
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