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It's rare for a wine to score 100 points in a blind tasting, but this one got the same perfect score two vintages later. Read the story here.

Matt and Dusty are joined by our Ohio Ag Net Marketing Specialist, Rise Labig and Daniele Siqueira of AgRural in Brazil! Daniele writes our South American updates during the winter. This week she gives some insights about the country’s growing season and infrastructure. Matt has featured audio with Mark and Therese Meyer about their Sentinel Oak Tree. And Dusty has audio with a farmer from Darke County that got a head start on planting season.  Share

By Matt Reese Farmers and trees have a contentious relationship. While livestock on pasture can benefit from their summer shade, there are few other practical benefits of trees on farm ground. They persistently plague fence rows, rob yields from surrounding crops and serve as highly inconvenient obstacles for farm equipment of every kind.  With this reality in mind, I always marvel when I see a lone tree standing out in the middle of a farm field. Why is it there? Each one has a different stor...