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<description><![CDATA[Learning about agriculture took on a new meaning for a group of Hendricks County, Indiana elementary students on Thursday. It is not every day that tractors, combines, sprayers, and dozens of other pieces of farm equipment fill the parking lots of the White Oak and Maple Elementary Schools in Avon, IN. But over 30 Hendricks County farmers brought their equipment to the school to help teach students about what it takes to produce their food. Angie Williams coordinated the project and told HAT this was a way to showcase modern farming to non-farm students, &quot;Most of them have never been on a farm before. They see tractors in the fields behind the subdivisions, but have never been up close to one.&quot; She said, not only was there big equipment on display, but also educational displays about biotechnology and renewable fuels. This is part of an ongoing program that, instead of bringing students to the farm, brings the farm to the students. Other such events have showcased livestock production.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:58:49 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CountryMark, Like Farmers, Ready for Harvest]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:19:16 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Whether harvest has already started or may yet be weeks down the road, Indiana growers who use Hoosier based CountryMark for their fuel will have a high quality, plentiful supply of fuel when needed. Jon Lantz, CountryMark Vice President of Marketing, says agriculture is the company's core market and they are ready for the fall rush.  "A year ago at this time guys were already beginning and this year I think it's going to be a bit long and drug out, but we've got good inventories in place," he told HAT. "We're starting to see some end users starting to fill storage beginning to prepare for harvest to begin, and we'll be ready when the maturity levels reach their spot to be harvested."  With plenty of volatility in the fuel market like just about every other market, there is help in managing that price risk through CountryMark branded dealers.  "We've got tools and programs in place for the end user to lock in a fuel price and have flexibility on when they want to take delivery that meets the needs of that grower.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Corn Harvest Ready to Roll in Southern Indiana]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:14:08 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Boonville area in Southwest Indiana got about a half an inch of rain in recent days, and that is the most they have seen in nearly 9 weeks.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Roberts to President Obama: Send Trade Agreements Now to Create Jobs and Improve Economy]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:08:54 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today called on President Obama to send to the Senate languishing trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea where they could be approved to create jobs and significantly approve the economy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dow AgroSciences Donates $100,000 to Assist Farmers]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:44:15 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[With recent devastating floods destroying many U.S. farms, Dow AgroSciences, through The Dow Chemical Company Foundation, donated $100,000 to help with flood relief efforts in six states.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Seed Corn Crop Coming In Short]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:22:34 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Several seed company executives at the Farm Progress Show last week in Decatur, IL, reported they are far enough along in their harvest to determine their seed crop is yielding much less than they had expected.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Frustration Mounting on FTA Impasse]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:17:55 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[On Thursday night, the President will outline his strategy for getting the US economy  growing and putting more Americans back to work. But, agriculture groups say Congress and the Administration are missing a key opportunity to do both.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Indiana Pork will soon Reach Million Meals Milestone]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:37:47 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Two years ago at the Indiana State Fair the state's pork producers announced a new initiative to feed Indiana's hungry.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Crops Stressing in Northern Indiana]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:20:39 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Near Plymouth, Indiana crops are now getting stressed after a pretty good month of July at the Kyle Stackhouse farm. In late June and July consistent irrigation was aided by some timely rains, but in recent weeks hot and dry conditions are beginning to take a toll on later planted crops.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ethanol Industry Expects Little from Congress this Year]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[After spending a month back home, Senators and Representatives will return to the Capitol this week with serious issues needing their attention. Bob Dinneen, with the Renewable Fuels Association, is not expecting much to happen on the energy front.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:59:57 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Market Volatility Will Only get Worse]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Market Volatility Will Only get Worse Questionable crop yields, an uncertain economic situation, and large fund speculators have all combined to make the corn and soybean market a very dangerous place to be. The sharp sell on Thursday followed by a big rebound on Friday is just an example.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:10:29 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pioneer and ADM Announce Plenish Contracts will Start in Indiana]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:05:24 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An agreement announced at the Farm Progress Show by two large agriculture players offers an opportunity for Indiana soybean growers, and ultimately it means healthier foods for all consumers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Tractor that Will Save on Fuel and Could Save Your Life]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[At the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, IL this week, there is lots of big iron and a lot of that iron is green. John Deere has rolled out its largest new product line-up in the company's history. Fuel savings is big part of the new design of the equipment.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:46:52 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford Using More SoyFoam in Vehicles]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:43:08 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[All of Ford's North American-built vehicles use bio-based foam in seat cushions and backs. Using bio-based foam has helped the company reduce its petroleum oil usage by more than 3-million pounds annually and carbon dioxide emissions by more than 15-million pounds.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Economist: Short Corn Supply To Force Reduced Consumption]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:31:03 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[With the 2011 corn crop not likely big enough to meet demand and as prices continue to rise, livestock producers soon might be facing a critical decision: whether they should reduce their use of corn for feed.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Indiana Farm Bureau Sets Policy Priorities]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The writing of the next Farm Bill is likely to take a much different track. Indiana Farm Bureau President Don Villwock said the debt crisis in Washington has compressed the decision on future farm policy into just a few short months.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:13:37 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NCGA Talks Farm Bill at Farm Progress Show]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:36:45 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois was home to a National Corn Growers Association news conference with Representative Bobby Schilling Tuesday. They focused on preparations for the 2012 Farm Bill in light of the debt crisis and the top priorities for corn farmers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DuPont Announces U.S. Approval of Optimum AcreMax and Optimum AcreMax Xtra Insect Protection]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:34:18 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[DuPont received two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registrations for products that will help maximize corn yields, simplify regulatory compliance for growers and help preserve in-plant insect protection technology.  DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred has approval from the U.S.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Midwest Farmers Converge on Farm Progress Show]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:24:09 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Farm Progress Show opens its 3-day run in Decatur, Illinois Tuesday morning and farmers from around the Midwest and throughout the world are getting set to sift through the farm supplies, services, equipment, and seed and crop protection products offered by more than 500 exhibitors.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Farm Bureau Votes To Support Alcohol at the State Fair]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:43:35 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, delegates from all 92 Indiana counties set policy for Indiana Farm Bureau for the coming year.  In a surprise move, Farm Bureau voted in favor of beer and wine at the Indiana State Fair. There was strong support on both sides of the question.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U Of I Confirms Severe Root Damage To Bt Corn]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:21:13 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Severe root damage observed in Bt corn in northwestern Illinois last week should alert growers to carefully consider 2012 seed selection choices, said Mike Gray, University of Illinois Extension entomologist.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Farm Equipment Exports Strong]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:05:59 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Association of Equipment Manufacturers says U.S. exports of agricultural machinery continued to grow in 2011 and ended the first half of the year with a gain of 15 percent. The value of midyear 2011 exports totaled 5.6-billion dollars.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Indiana Crops Continue to Decline]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:38:17 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Indiana experienced minimal rainfall again during the week which further stressed field crops in many areas, according to the Indiana Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pro Farmer Crop Tour Results Announced]]></title>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:44:04 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Pro Farmer reported the results of its 2011 crop tour.  Pro Farmer pegs the 2011 U.S. corn crop at 12.484 billion bushel with an average yield 147.9 bushels per acre.  As for the U.S.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Weed Resistance Big Topic at Becknology Days]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Farm families come to Bechnology Days at the Beck's Hybrids headquarters in Atlanta, IN for many reasons: some for the free lunch, some for the early seed order discounts, but many for the educational seminars. Beck's agronomist Deny Cobb packed the house this year with his program on weed resistance.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:58:19 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTA's and Farm Bill to Heat Up when Congress Returns]]></title>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:21:48 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Labor Day is just a week away and that's good news for those wanting to see real movement on free trade agreements that have yet to be passed.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Conversion Program Is Saving FCS Customers $13.6 Million Annually]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:51:08 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a program which allows farmers and rural residents to convert their existing loans to lower interest rates, almost 15,000 Farm Credit Services of Mid-America customers have saved significant interest dollars in 2011.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dairy Bar Serves Over 80,000 Indiana State Fair Visitors]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:47:32 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Dairy clearly was top of mind for over 80,000 visitors to this year's Indiana State Fair, because that's how many headed straight to the American Dairy Association of Indiana's iconic Dairy Bar to enjoy their favorite treats.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Crop Tour 11 Wraps Up]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:19:21 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Crop conditions seemed to be a little bit better in some parts of Illinois compared to other stops made by scouts on the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research Increasing Energy Production]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:09:21 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the present biorefinery process, troublesome compounds damage yeast cell walls and membranes, disrupt yeast genetic material such as DNA and RNA, and interfere with yeast enzymes' fermentation abilities, resulting in reduced ethanol yields.]]></description>
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