<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/08/20/the-agrinews-agriminute-podcast-why-some-farms-plan-to-grow-while-others-dont/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-20T23:50:00.333Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/resizer/ZWGUD5FjFHkLFJkredumr_YoBBE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/F2FNOMXRJJFMZEAQUYPPRI7PYU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While agriculture land values grew by 3% in several Midwest states year over year, a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago shows strain in agriculture with falling cash rents, rising loan rollovers, tightening credit and near-breakeven cash flows on farms.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><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><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><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><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><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><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><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><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><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><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><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><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><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><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></urlset>