<?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/opinion/columnists/2026/04/05/spring-is-a-brave-yellow-wave-a-loud-howdo-and-a-glint-of-gold/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T21:10:00.431Z</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>2026-04-05T21:10:00.431Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Spring is a brave yellow wave, a loud ‘how’do’ and a glint of gold]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/x3lOnWYUYuyET8ndW-0hXekTDd8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/7E67PRXAE5E5XPZ5RNYEIFG5NU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guebert]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/04/05/extension-notebook-tree-topping-is-never-a-good-option/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T19:30:00.334Z</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>2026-04-05T19:30:00.334Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Extension Notebook: Tree topping is never a good option]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/XRmbBPAl1WZSu-IJUeFO4y4lG3E=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/CHJY27GBABDHJAL6ALA5XEPNPI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Johnson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/03/20/macon-county-wheat-yield-tops-112-bushels-per-acre/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T19:20:11.855Z</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>2026-04-05T19:20:11.855Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Macon County wheat yield tops 112 bushels per acre]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/bRRmNrHxz6gIOrrwFKsvvPVPjh8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/VBLADBRGTJBGFCTNXMGUSNFGPM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wheat flies from a combine on a farm about a mile west of Bloomington in McLean County in central Illinois.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/03/23/hamilton-montgomery-top-wheat-yielders/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T19:20:03.523Z</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>2026-04-05T19:20:03.523Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hamilton, Montgomery top wheat yielders]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/r95BU_T-b_O8514bR_jMsuVIdMg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/BMHE6UGSRFGDPERC3XNO7MJZHE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clouds fill the sky over a wheat field near Atlanta in central Indiana.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/04/05/average-us-long-term-mortgage-rate-climbs-to-646-the-highest-level-in-nearly-7-months/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T19:19:29.33Z</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>2026-04-05T19:19:29.33Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Average U.S. long-term mortgage rate climbs to 6.46%, the highest level in nearly 7 months]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/p3F3-MDVxd-6DPogdrIIV9pO3kE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/RPYSWF3V5VDEXJJUADROQRUT7Y.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A House For Sale sign is displayed in front of a home in Evanston, Illinois.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/04/04/epa-approves-e15-summer-waiver/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T00:45:40.945Z</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>2026-04-05T00:45:40.945Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[EPA approves E15 summer waiver]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/BM9ICzkOvgREFJSnpJxQhxQAR-4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/G6I5KWY3RFAILHFCEJGW6FXK74.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bunselmeyer]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/04/04/soy-based-tape-wins-competition/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T21:10:00.346Z</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>2026-04-04T21:10:00.346Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Soy-based tape wins competition]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/N6yeAuQrSYmejdOjIJOXmJDgoX4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/O5GIO3GIFZGC5LNYS44C4JYQNY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Indiana Soybean Alliance board member Andrew McDaniel (from left), a farmer from Waldron in central Indiana, and Team SoySeal members Elizabeth Heckaman, Jocelyn Erickson and Kasey Wright stand with ISA chair Denise Scarborough, a farmer from La Crosse in northwest Indiana. The Student Soybean Innovation Competition is a partnership between the ISA and Purdue University.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/04/04/soy-food-innovations-misoy-pan-wins-food-track-of-competition/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T19:36:57.413Z</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>2026-04-04T19:36:57.413Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Soy food innovations: MiSoy Pan wins food track of competition]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/yieIhwDIX_fzoKGBwX65SipM-kI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/SEBWU2FSDJFYDP4DC6HVMA2I3Q.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Purdue students Bethany Champley (from left), Brooke Erwin, Emma Wu and Jeff Chow were the top prize winners for the food track of the Student Soybean Innovation Competition. This is the second year for the food track of the Soybean Innovation Competition.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/03/22/students-learn-about-ag-careers-during-skills-sessions-at-wcfa/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T19:36:45.429Z</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>2026-04-04T19:36:45.429Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Students learn about ag careers during skills sessions at WCFA]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/5xFZhsGP_P2iQMdPtNvH87R1dDc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/P6ACRM7MGBCQVPEH6F3SMSVNY4.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kelly Grief (standing) helps high school students at the Women Changing the Face of Agriculture event at Heartland Community College identify seedlings with defects in a germination test. This is one of many jobs that Grief does as the quality control lab manager at Wyffels Hybrids. Students also completed a seed identification activity.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/03/22/values-provide-guidance-during-challenging-times/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T19:36:33.51Z</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>2026-04-04T19:36:33.51Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Values provide guidance during challenging times]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/zrNJ6GwcrCdeJ7aM8Nf15xx6Eus=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/YUSN6R6PGBDQBLIVBBDA7ONMZE.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Strom]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/03/16/thorens-honored-for-conservation-efforts/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-04T19:36:23.419Z</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>2026-04-04T19:36:23.419Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Thorens honored for conservation efforts]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/BXTproy3iiRjVljSu472sil_EAY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/NC4HQP6IPRAVTJ3W7CNJ65DL54.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For their commitment to conservation and stewardship that helps protect Illinois soil and water while keeping farms productive for the future, Greg and Janis Thoren received the Illinois Leopold Conservation Award.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/04/03/a-year-in-the-life-of-a-farmer-preparing-for-spring-planting-season/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T23:50:00.353Z</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>2026-04-03T23:50:00.353Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A Year in the Life of a Farmer: Preparing for spring planting season]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/wHEuP5m7tPV0-I_0M9QBFLUbAZQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/ZSGK2KZPENEK7OIPRC26VUNLVQ.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chad Bell replaces some parts on his White planter every year for peace of mind including the seed firmers. He is not doing any major rebuilds this year and his goal is to go to the field ready and finish the planting season without major repairs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>