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INSIGHT — There is an old school yard game that was called “piggy in the middle” where two people try to keep the ball away from a third person.

It still gets played across the rural countryside on many farms today, but with a twist: the person in the middle, in most cases, is Mother.

Farm mothers frequently find themselves trapped “in the middle” as the go-between for family members who cannot communicate rationally with each other.

INSIGHT — Monsanto has just announced changes to its Bt refuge rules. Specifically if you do not follow the refuge as laid out by Monsanto you will not have access to their Bt genetics.
   
They plan to monitor growers. Growers who are not following the refuge rules will be sent a letter. Growers not in compliance will be monitored again next year. If in the second year you are found not to be in compliance then you will not be allowed to buy Monsanto Bt genetics.   

Changes will affect participants in a new entrant assistance program