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With good growing conditions this summer and an outlook for big crops, the hope was that feed costs for 2011 would be low. But high feed exports and renewable fuel demands are clouding that once sunny picture.

Dairy producers across the country have complained about low milk fat this year, though nutritionists have been hard-pressed to explain it.

Cutting-edge remote sensing technology pays off for farmers in 2008

Don’t let soil sampling mistakes cost you money

Geneticists say improvements should rival corn during the next decade

A properly equipped and maintained planter makes the difference between success and failure

Preplanning makes variable-rate technology cheaper and easier to manage for application of nitrogen and seed

Tight water supplies force ethanol efficiency