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Rural Resilience: How Small Towns Are Surviving -- and Thriving -- Against the Odds
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (207+ words) Recent Sales Results From Fremont County, Iowa; Faribault County, Minnesota; Steele County, North Dakota; and Sauk County, Wisconsin Drive through any small town in rural America, and you'll likely find a similar story: a shuttered clinic, a consolidated school, a…...
Risk Never Takes Spring Off: Canada Land Prices Rising, Mega Farm Files for Credit Protection
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (660+ words) Meet the farmers from Maryland and Minnesota who will be reporting this season as part of DTN's feature called "View From the Cab." Simply put, we make decisions based on the risks around us and based on good agricultural economics....
Another Interest Rate Cut? Still Possible, But Far From Guaranteed
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (509+ words) It's still possible the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates again this year -- but don't count on it. With input prices soaring, interest rates aren't the top concern for farmers and ranchers these days. Still, lower rates would be welcome....
Small Town Dreamer
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (539+ words) Danna Larson left Odebolt, Iowa, to pursue a career in public relations -- which meant trading in farm life for the city. Her return has been all wrapped up in the discovery of a passion that was waiting there all along:…...
Living a Rural Legacy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (584+ words) Living the legacy set by those before us is what a lot of farm kids want to do. Finding a way to stay involved in the industry while keeping our own legacy alive is reality for many on the farm....
Energy Price Spike Stokes 1970s-Style Inflation Fears
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (199+ words) The calving season is exciting and provides lessons in patience and trust. The two most important points that jump out are how the past few years have lulled everyone into a sense of calm that the worst is over, very…...
Trump Announces Plan to Boost Imports of Beef Trimmings from Argentina
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (647+ words) Oil futures ended broadly higher Friday, Feb. 6, reversing the previous day's tumble on continued volatility over risks related to Iran. Recent Sales Results From Adams County, Indiana; and Adams County, Illinois; Decatur County, Kansas; Frontier County, Nebraska Lotion fresh from…...