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    Our Rural Roots

    There was a defining moment when I realized my husband, Chris, and I were no longer newlyweds. It went like this:

  • TaxLink

    I'm writing this article as my "break" from reviewing tax returns. Let me tell you, this has been a challenging year. Between new tax laws, new tax forms and certain state's nonconformity, this will go down as a top-five worst tax season. I was going to write on some of the...

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    CropLink

    The Philippines, the largest buyer of U.S. soybean meal, has approved Enlist E3 soybeans for import, giving the final nod needed to open the door for planting the trait in 2019.

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    CropLink

    Songs have been written about it. Farmers often proclaim it. Turns out, it is true: You can smell rain events.

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    PestWatch

    A drawn-out harvest prevented many farmers from completing fall field work. That may increase the susceptibility of many fields to one of our perennial pests, the black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon). And, if the winds blow just right, they'll be paying your fields a visit before...

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    Ask The Mechanic

    I am having a heck of a time when I am alone and changing back and forth from my front-end loader bucket and hay spear. It seems the tilt cylinders that tilt the bucket back and forth seem to always be out of alignment with the pinholes in my bucket or hay spear. When...

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    Ask The Vet

    We farm in southern Virginia. What is your opinion on protein tubs? We use the 24% protein tubs. They weigh about 200 pounds and cost $50 each. Our hay this year was cut late, and our cows started calving in March.

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