http://www.agweek.com/

Agweek.com has a variety of stories to inform you in all aspects of agriculture. The website is inviting in the beginning. There are large photos that scroll on the main page. These photos represent the latest news articles in agriculture. 

This week on agweek.com the latest topics are:

• Planting Report and Spring Safety Tips
• Agri-Weather Forecast with John Wheeler
• 30 Rules For a Healthier Lawn
• As Planting Nears, Farmers Urged to Slow Down and Think

These articles not only apply to those directly involved in agriculture but consumers as well. The planting report and tips of planting for those who farm and lawn tips and weather is for everyone.

The website is user friendly by having broad topic tabs such as, news, crops, and livestock easily accessible at the top of the page. These tabs can be used to access latest controversial issues and research news.

Along with informative articles agweek.com also provides blogs by selected authors. 10 bloggers post various articles about their predictions of markets to personal stories from their farm. These articles can bring a little bit of light into some of these gloomy days of farming.

An article by Jonathan Knutson talks about planting. He asks readers to share the earliest they have started planting. This is an interesting article to look into for farmers to reminisce over their years of farming. Those years that you couldn't get into the field because there was so much snow still to those years you were in very early and then it never rained. 

Farmers can use agweek.com to connect with other farmers from around the world.

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To read Jonathan Knutson's full article on agweek.com click this link: http://www.agweek.com/columns/jonathan-knutson/3980928-ag-right-early-signs-early-planting

For more articles like those found on agweek.com, martketwatch.com is another knowledgeable sight.