<?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/features/2026/08/11/miles-of-smiles-illinois-state-fair-gearing-up-for-route-66-centennial/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T23:50:00.514Z</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>2026-08-11T23:50:00.514Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Miles of Smiles: Illinois State Fair gearing up for Route 66 centennial]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/E8IeVQ_wYySnoZbQHFh-j5MY7dQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/PEFWJRFBUZGFDGJ4DBALGRSB6Y.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Located just inside Gate 2 near the Sky Glide at the state fairgrounds, the Route 66 Experience is a free, self-guided journey through Illinois' rich Route 66 history. Explore vintage billboards, a classic drive-in movie theater, the Legends Neon Sign Park featuring restored signs that once lit up businesses along the route, and a tribute to the iconic Muffler Men.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/features/2026/08/11/storytime-state-fair-is-partnering-again-with-dolly-partons-imagination-library/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T21:24:43.507Z</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>2026-08-11T21:24:43.507Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Storytime: State Fair is partnering again with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/lcBG_N1Rflzriu6BOd2bsQxOfkA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/X54TPOXJVNHNBNRT7JPF7R5BEY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Each day of the Illinois State Fair, children, parents, grandparents and caregivers are invited to the Sensory Station for a special storytime hosted by the Imagination Library and local library partners.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/08/11/illinois-crop-progress-for-week-ending-aug-9/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T19:30:00.552Z</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>2026-08-11T19:30:00.552Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Illinois crop progress for week ending Aug. 9]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/hX-31XRB9eQ4BSGE8IFjJ_lGfVQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/6MUEKPYQTNBQTGA3AJBOLCPPAM.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soybeans setting pods reached 77%.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/08/11/indiana-crop-progress-for-week-ending-aug-9/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T18:38:11.351Z</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>2026-08-11T18:38:11.351Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Indiana crop progress for week ending Aug. 9]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/o7G0z01v-IQtfnvisr_7-EZZ7uI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/TNZNPPU4VNGF3CFZDJU3CZ57Y4.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soybeans setting pods reached 71%.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/farm-equipment/2026/08/11/major-oil-companies-reap-massive-profits-as-us-and-iran-fighting-drives-energy-prices-higher/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T18:38:01.249Z</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>2026-08-11T18:38:01.249Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Major oil companies reap massive profits as U.S. and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/VfQR3VBVmu75j3kv6fNWBgv-d2o=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/HF57S7K5INHCVK7QFHT7HBEROY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A truck enters the Exxon Mobil Baytown Olefins Plant in Baytown, Texas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/08/11/fuel-gauge-for-week-ending-aug-10/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T18:37:54.314Z</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>2026-08-11T18:37:54.314Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fuel gauge for week ending Aug. 10]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/b9UjjSAUFy5fyDr3btQzBtVmsvc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/XICNSWFFDFCYRJMPQN3AG4RWMU.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/08/11/calendar-introduction-to-managed-grazing/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T12:59:05.873Z</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>2026-08-11T12:59:05.873Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Calendar: Introduction to Managed Grazing ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/iC4N9Hfuej4CEzLQgtswDqk-Ee0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/CIHPQ5TP7VF5DACTMIJFO5SVKM.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Grazing 102: Introduction to Managed Grazing will be Aug. 28 and  Aug. 29 at the Southern Indiana Purdue Agricultural Center in Dubois.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/08/10/next-generation-technology-featured-on-root-dig-tour/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T23:50:00.409Z</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>2026-08-10T23:50:00.409Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Next-generation technology featured on root dig tour]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/hTPlLODezGXNtvbPjTr6FChHbvM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/VUZCCTYGAREIXNXBRBN5KYMPQM.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robert Blundell, ProFarm Midwest and Southeast field development manager, inspects corn roots during root dig on July 23 near Washburn in north-central Illinois. Corn treated with Neovo is in the foreground on the tailgate, and standard and nontreated corn is in the background.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/livestock/2026/08/10/cattleman-focuses-on-solutions-for-epigenetic-challenges/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T19:30:00.539Z</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>2026-08-10T19:30:00.539Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cattleman focuses on solutions for epigenetic challenges]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/KPHKr0XhobfDs8XRK0f29DD7aW4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/YRTCF7PW6VBBDFD5MLOW5PJGRI.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Steve Campbell shows a feed sack that he uses to provide sea mineral water to cattle. This is one example of how Campbell works with cattlemen to find solutions for their cow herds.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/livestock/2026/08/10/learn-from-experts-at-world-dairy-expo/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T18:07:23.291Z</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>2026-08-10T18:07:23.291Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Learn from experts at World Dairy Expo]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/7rAtH0JeOINOJtKh66V1q_AOjA0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/HMLBO4ODSNHGJD3TCT3CRYQYMQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hall]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/farm-equipment/2026/08/10/kocher-displays-handmade-miniature-farm/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:58:04.678Z</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>2026-08-10T17:58:04.678Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kocher displays handmade miniature farm]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/sQj1Eo-rodHMMNjdnlKCHX6vcTg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/4GV6OYZUW5HW3FNDWICYDUCD2E.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ken Kocher’s miniature farm display includes a working replica of the barn and crib that were on his family farm in his youth, along with tractors, trucks and other equipment. In the foreground is the one-sixteenth scale version of the Oliver check-row planter he used at Half Century of Progress Show demonstrations. Behind Kocher is a wagon that was built in the late 1940s, early 1950s.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/livestock/2026/08/10/grazing-corn-stalks-can-reduce-feed-costs-for-cow-herds/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:57:46.697Z</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>2026-08-10T17:57:46.697Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Grazing corn stalks can reduce feed costs for cow herds]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/zPbp5AeaYPMRS2L70XdJVUr-1ME=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/KWJPOG5M5RGPXA5UBVJE54ZRJQ.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Travis Meteer]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/livestock/2026/08/10/beef-quality-assurance-spanish-resources-available/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T17:56:32.129Z</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>2026-08-10T17:56:32.129Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Beef Quality Assurance Spanish resources available]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/exx2pTkZVkgEbpVSfuiqWMwkj6M=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/3HVHVT6AN5BHZAGDO25HGVQSOA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Copenhaver]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/08/10/market-data/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-10T11:26:29.617Z</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>2026-08-10T11:26:29.617Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Market data]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/I3y3PjvtuyyLtouvF4unTAUvGsU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/IOEEIFU5GBCFNL4XEADSQO5KNU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Market data for week ending Aug. 7, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>