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"Across Agweek Country, hundreds of farmers, ranchers and other agriculturalists are deciding whether this will be their last full-time year in ag. They still enjoy what they do, but they also realize it might be time to step back."
For advocates of bodily rights and freedoms, more bad news could be on its way.
You only get 30 to 40 cracks at planting season, Jonathan Knutson says. So, enjoy it, even in its difficulties.
This week on AgweekTV, planting continues to lag at a record rate around the region. Thousands of Red River Valley acres have ongoing problems with flooding. We'll visit landowners who have a plan to fix theirs. It's been more than a week after the big storm but they'll be cleaning up for a long time to come. And we'll meet a dog who has a nose ... for potato disease.
"I respect differences and diversity. I celebrate modern agriculture, close to home and those farming far from the fields I know."