<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/08/20/siu-earns-second-place-in-international-ag-robotics-competition/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T19:30:00.36Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T19:30:00.36Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[SIU earns second place in international ag robotics competition]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/Nd8X2To73oO8hSJ3p5KG2f5r-vI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/ZD7OJGABOJF2JJSWKX5UIZF5SM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Southern Illinois University’s Joy Howard, microbiology program undergraduate, and Nathan Wellendorf, crop, soils and environment management program undergraduate, earned second place in the recent American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers’ Robotics Student Design Competition in Indianapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/livestock/2026/08/20/from-the-barns-the-next-generation/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T17:50:00.282Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T17:50:00.282Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[From the Barns: The next generation]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/IA-5YyO9XBzf5oR0aHTAblq7jnE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/ZEAGHEMV3BCGJEARKBLOED2P3E.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Toland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/08/16/growing-pains-farmers-thinking-twice-before-expanding-operation/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T16:37:32.554Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T16:37:32.554Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Growing pains: Farmers thinking twice before expanding operation]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/keUrQdAdjCBEIkkGOthW4Yb8z6A=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/2WXDLLCH2RFYTEN2NX2JSBRBUI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Farmers planning to grow don't necessarily believe they have a lower cost structure than everyone else. Instead, growth expectations appear to be driven by a broader combination of financial strength, confidence, risk management and long-term strategy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/livestock/2026/08/20/from-the-barns-heat-lowers-hunger/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T16:36:38.494Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T16:36:38.494Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[From the Barns: Heat lowers hunger]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/7Q9oil4411AHIK8pjfb9g6uyA48=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/TTJX5N7HGECX23GD72VJSYNSCM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foglesong]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/livestock/2026/08/20/from-the-barns-the-peak-of-summer/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T16:36:28.2Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T16:36:28.2Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[From the Barns: The peak of summer]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/x2HhcUoC3ILQvm22SlfzMOq0zSo=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/DNGYV2IICVDBHMU45XCO3Q63JU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Beasley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/19/statute-of-limitations-why-obsolete-laws-still-remain-on-the-books-today/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-19T23:50:00.557Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T23:50:00.557Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Statute of limitations: Why obsolete laws still remain on the books today]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/6VyR6SUOWa2XTdOwMUFZ4HQNuDQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/JAEFIIKPTVFAPKJ55WWVVO7HAY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Young-Puyear]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/08/19/the-first-place-to-start-on-your-estate-plan-organize-farm-into-a-document/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-19T21:10:00.308Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T21:10:00.308Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The first place to start on your estate plan: Organize farm into a document]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/px9Tb-mCCRd85nZWMIQJAq4upEc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/VKUIIWPGAZFK3LINL7BZRAKEYM.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Building a farm takes a lifetime, but losing it can take one unfinished plan.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/08/19/large-variety-of-cover-crop-species-available-to-match-farm-goals/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-19T19:02:13.513Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T19:02:13.513Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Large variety of cover crop species available to match farm goals]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/cZmh9aN5UTjj-jl4fTB6rC7CmTc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/LZFCN3DYFVEF5K24WG3MGY5BJQ.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kate Smith, marketing team member at Green Cover, discusses cover crop options at a Nutrient Stewardship Field Day held at Greg Thoren’s farm in Stockton, Illinois.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/08/19/grillos-pickles-opens-indiana-facility/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-19T19:02:05.243Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T19:02:05.243Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Grillo’s Pickles opens Indiana facility]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/7T_Hrc8O5kuh_Zr0HXzDrYtPWKA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/AXX72CYB2JBR5DFNGMSIFCQIKQ.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Grillo’s Pickles, with a strong presence in over 31,000 stores nationwide, opened a new $54 million production facility on July 27 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Taylorsville in southeastern Indiana.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/08/19/idoa-awards-local-food-infrastruture-grants/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-19T19:01:58.064Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T19:01:58.064Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[IDOA awards Local Food Infrastruture Grants]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/Wlheyge7D0LcJCF2kdgNou9Quwk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/YPXSXZ7OCZA7JMVBTRCDMWOJUI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pritzker]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/livestock/2026/08/19/annual-lambing-school-coming-sept-12/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-19T19:01:50.989Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T19:01:50.989Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Annual Lambing School coming Sept. 12  ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/4o3IEYJwabCOjMEyWQxrWeVBcjU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/3FOP4TAJY5FTTEMWU2F6OXRHKU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Indiana Sheep Association will host the annual Lambing School on Sept. 12.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/08/17/soy-connext-conference-draws-record-attendance/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-19T19:00:32.495Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T19:00:32.495Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Soy Connext conference draws record attendance]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/DRNHQAyt-5oWOUcnmdjQMiJx8ms=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/LSASOHXMD5DKHJO3NURHZYW4CQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sutter]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/08/18/the-last-shot-final-applications-for-corn-soybeans/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-19T18:42:06.383Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T18:42:06.383Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘The last shot’: Final applications for corn, soybeans]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/VIVnx6KogXKZsHaZrpbGNvTFZ8s=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/TPZF3IGR6JHYDF5XI2D2IWRDH4.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brandon Wessels checks an ear of sweet corn he just picked on his farm in DeKalb County. Harvest started on July 17, and the farmers hand pick sweet corn every day to sell at their farm stand in DeKalb in northern Illinois.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/08/18/from-the-fields-rain-provides-a-vital-boost/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-18T21:10:00.438Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Agrinews</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-18T21:10:00.438Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[From the Fields: Rain provides a vital boost]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/wmdEjtOjdiqrdTVEkez2gBy1ZQM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/3ZOIONZWURFDLLESL3QJGXXHZI.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wessels]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>