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"I wasn't a brilliant marketer. I hauled in my wheat and didn't know enough to tell them to sell it. Two weeks later, I called and asked where my check was. They said, 'Oh, you want to sell it now?' That was the high in the market," Josh Jones recounts with a shy smile. "I've learned a lot since then." (DTN/Progressive Farmer image by Geoff Crimmins)

Go West, Young Man, Go West Start-Up Grower Moves for Opportunity to Get Into Farming Mon Nov 2, 2009 01:00 PM CST
Josh Jones has a six-figure net worth and lessons worth sharing with other beginners in a capital-intensive industry.

"If, because of an extended illness, Gerald could not manage the farm, or if he had to spend a lot of time taking care of me, it could endanger our farm and our life savings," says Rhonda Jackson. (Progressive Farmer image by Jim Patrico)

Will You Need Long-Term Care Insurance? Two Out of Three People Over 65 Will Need Long-Term Living Assistance Mon Nov 2, 2009 01:00 PM CST
Most active farm and ranch couples do not give long-term care needs much thought. For one, they need virtually every dollar they have just to keep the farm business going and to take care of family living expenses.

Missouri farmer Blake Hurst became an internet sensation after he wrote an article for the American Enterprise Institute that challenged people in the local, organic foods movement. Hurst highlights that it's impractical to rely on organic food, and it also would be more costly to consumers. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)

Farmer Pokes an Omnivore's Delusion Article Becomes Manifesto for Production Ag Mon Nov 2, 2009 01:00 PM CST
Almost as soon as "The Omnivore's Delusion: Against the Agri-Intellectual" was posted on a website, the article circulated among farmers and foodies, giving food for thought to those who question the writings of author Michael Pollan.

View From the Cab farmers Marcus Hess and Matt Wolle have been battling excessive moisture, in their fields and in their grain. (DTN file photo)

View From the Cab Problems Become Apparent as Harvest Drags On Tue Oct 27, 2009 09:08 AM CDT
Our View From the Cab participants are getting some nasty surprises as they slog through harvest: too much mud, high-moisture grain, dockage at the elevator and stop-and-start harvest progress.

One of the first ethanol projects in Nebraska, KAAPA is located near Minden and is the largest farmer-owned ethanol plant in the state. (DTN Photo by Elaine Shein)

KAAPA Ethanol Keeps on Trucking Nebraska Ethanol Plant Benefits Local Communities Mon Nov 2, 2009 12:58 PM CST
One Nebraska community continues to benefit from its farmer-owned local ethanol plant.

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