<?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/2026/07/08/guebert-three-honest-questions-needing-three-honest-answers/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T21:10:00.35Z</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>2026-07-08T21:10:00.35Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Guebert: Three honest questions needing three honest answers]]></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/news/science/2026/07/08/wiu-agriculture-students-earn-top-honors/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T17:50:00.331Z</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>2026-07-08T17:50:00.331Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[WIU agriculture students earn top honors]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/BQJiDAlogaHc8TLxZB_dh7pIuPs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/VTXLNYVIQ5EDXBLFRCCNVD7R2E.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Niemann]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/07/08/study-reveals-90-of-women-farmers-ready-for-leadership/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T17:14:23.249Z</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>2026-07-08T17:14:23.249Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Study reveals 90% of women farmers ready for leadership]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/zLkRH2s3JO1rWmqNSobeFGSFbO0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/B4DMXZ777VGTPAQVFOBLA6JHNE.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Isabella Chism, chair of the American Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Leadership Committee, discussed the comprehensive Women in Ag Study. The study, supported by agricultural lenders CoBank and JBS, gathered insights from more than 4,300 women across all 50 states and Puerto Rico. The respondents represented highly diverse operations, with 61% identifying theirs as a family farm, spanning more than 25 different crops and commodities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/07/08/llcc-ag-students-tour-californias-central-valley/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T17:14:00.821Z</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>2026-07-08T17:14:00.821Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[LLCC ag students tour California’s Central Valley]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/MLzHUwg_qFfJo_netSsCHImCkr4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/YYE26AAIF5CJPJHNYV5RAN7S3U.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lincoln Land Community College agriculture students who participated in a weeklong agricultural industry tour of California’s San Joaquin Valley are: Scout Tschantz (front row, from left), Morgan Cowdrey, Octavia Smith, Whittney Williams, Jalen Dolen and Abby Jones; and Eli Eyman (back row, from left), Nick Huls, Michael Matesa, Sawyer Smith and Carter Lampe, with Ranger Hans from the Army Corps of Engineers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/07/08/cast-opens-nominations-for-lifetime-achievement-award-science-communication-scholarship/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T17:13:54.61Z</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>2026-07-08T17:13:54.61Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[CAST opens nominations for Lifetime Achievement Award, Science Communication Scholarship]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/Bc06CJsU-VhO1paJiI-v78Z2fCI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/F6AXRNBUSBAD3ALBWZS5BNL2NA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Quinn]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2026/07/07/program-hikes-cover-crop-payments/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T23:50:00.436Z</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>2026-07-07T23:50:00.436Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Program hikes cover crop payments]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/0ssObYcXu6S_k58ztJBFlw-ryBs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/UADEVNJUZVA55F55XRNF7GA5GQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jim Douglas, a soybean and corn grower from Flat Rock in central Indiana, is a farmer adviser for Farmers for Soil Health. His farm, called Douglas Farms, participates in the program. He also serves as one of 77 farmer-leaders on the United Soybean Board.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/07/07/farmers-win-pioneer-golden-seed-incentive/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T21:10:00.425Z</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>2026-07-07T21:10:00.425Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Farmers win Pioneer Golden Seed incentive]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/4TEwpBCCO5wVMebdzGQ1x78C8w8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/G5BUUCBB4ND7NBCHYGR4NZMISA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Roger Monroe, of Shelbyville in central Indiana, was one of 13 winners of the Golden Seed incentive celebrating the 100-year anniversary of Pioneer brand corn. The Golden Seed incentive winners will receive an exclusive tour of the Pioneer business and product development locations in Iowa and Hawaii in early 2027.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/07/07/illinois-crop-progress-for-week-ending-july-5/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T17:50:00.295Z</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>2026-07-07T17:50:00.295Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Illinois crop progress for week ending July 5]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/fc0tZUzRnHEjB3uhxWWXXyybJ9E=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/7KIJ6XNQTRCNHI42JUQNNVOEQ4.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soybeans blooming reached 33%, compared to 36% last year, and the five-year average of 29%. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/features/2026/07/07/farmer-restores-corn-crib-provides-corn-shelling-experience-for-kids/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T16:16:56.152Z</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>2026-07-07T16:16:56.152Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Farmer restores corn crib, provides corn shelling experience for kids]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/7RjKUspJk6WqGi_m2UlMbbLh_zY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/7ZGTK423FZACVLALQWVO3IBIQI.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 1964, this was the first new Cook Sheller with all-hydraulic drive. It was recently put to work on Nathan Gudmunson’s farm, dumping shelled corn in the wagon, conveying corn cobs to the pile and sending the husks through the tube into a barn.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/07/07/indiana-crop-progress-for-week-ending-july-5/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T16:16:29.318Z</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>2026-07-07T16:16:29.318Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Indiana crop progress for week ending July 5]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/LExkKvtKPUKuRJ4eoPkGwGw6B3A=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/SVRVOAVTLZD5VESUVRT57E6VCY.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soybeans blooming reached 20%, compared to 19% last year, and the five-year average of 21%. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/07/07/fuel-gauge-for-week-ending-july-6/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T16:16:13.088Z</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>2026-07-07T16:16:13.088Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fuel gauge for week ending July 6]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/MuhZtpmpLHVyTi88wIRkqgN9BEA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/EJRFTZLONZCH5BNSBJJIZUZIGQ.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/community-contributed/2026/07/07/calendar-solar-farm-drainage-soil-considerations/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-07T11:25:30.43Z</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>2026-07-07T11:25:30.43Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Calendar: Solar farm drainage, soil considerations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/T_nUWwe03dLQRsQ-LvQPCMwad6Y=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/QLAPZEPK7VACPL2C3RQO6KEMA4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alpacas graze in the shade of solar panels in Hebron in northern Illinois.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/07/06/wheat-corn-acreage-provide-different-surprises/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T23:50:00.578Z</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>2026-07-06T23:50:00.578Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Wheat, corn acreage provide different surprises]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/0V58BuNJCEYtHzl_KTnDhOSsKAs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/PNJLQGHDNVFALHCLIATOFNH3OM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Suderman]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>