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Grain bag investment pays for MO farmer

A farmer in west-central Missouri says he’s not regretting the decision to invest in grain bagging equipment this fall harvest. “It kept our machines rolling and we never really had to stop.” Garrett Riekhof says the corn crop was great, but grain elevators and...

Some farmers turning to bag storage

The agronomy manager for Wyffels Hybrids says a big crop has farmers turning to alternative methods of grain storage. Ryan Gentle, who covers Illinois for the company, tells Brownfield… “Starting to hear some storage challenges for guys and starting to see a lot of...

Mixed bag for Minnesota farmer beginning soybean harvest

Early harvest results are a mixed bag for southeast Minnesota soybean grower Darin Johnson. “Just got a couple hundred acres out, extremely variable. We’re still kind of cutting around a lot of drowned outs, so there’s still a lot of slough holes and all...

Art Bag Challenge and Silent Auction Nov. 11-18

By Smoky Valley Arts and Folklife Center  LINDSBORG, Kan. — Smoky Valley Arts and Folklife, at 114 ½ South Main Street, will display artwork from its Art Bag Challenge and conduct a silent auction of the works beginning November 11 through November 18....