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The National Wheat Yield Contest is thrilled to announce the achievements of its 24 national winners, hailing from 12 different states.

Bryan Bickett of Union County and Grant Ziliak of Marion County have been selected as Kentucky’s American Soybean Association Corteva Agriscience Young Leaders.

August is the month for maintenance jobs and preparing for harvest on Chris Gould’s farm. “We finished sweeping out the bins so the wheat and corn are all gone,” he said.

The use of driverless ag equipment might seem like something from a science fiction movie, but it’s already gaining ground on farms today.

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Family traditions are long-standing accounts of what has always been done. But changing up the status quo has helped a small-town family become the stewards of the land and add

CENTREVILLE — At the 25th Maryland Commodity Classic, Del. Jay Jacobs, R-36, became the 37th recipient of the Dr. James R. Miller Award.

CENTREVILLE — They gave him a standing ovation when he finished regaling them with his take on the ag economy — and the economy in general.

The Department of Agriculture says the investments in the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program will pay off in the form of data on a broad range of conservation practices.

The American Soybean Association’s longest-running leadership program, Young Leaders was founded in 1984 and continues to set the bar for leadership training in agriculture, identifying and training new, innovative and