Iowa Soybean Association survey: Exports, production research key to soybean farmers January 22nd, 2014 Farmers also highlight need to strengthen consumer confidence Ankeny, Iowa – Iowa soybean farmers are concerned about herbicide ...
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By Neil Billinger SaskCanola is planning a multi-year research project on straight cutting canola and is looking for input from growers. The group says the majority of farmers still swath and combine their canola because they are ...
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ICE Cotton settled almost 150 pts lower for the week at 85.83 c/lbs basis the H4, which wasn’t bad considering Monday started with a 300 pts sell-off. What looked like a near-term top above 88 cents now has to be viewed a bit more ...
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National Hard Spring Wheat Show has taken on a different look this year with the incorporation of the Best of the Best program. The 2014 National Hard Spring Wheat Show has taken on a different look this year with the incorporation of ...
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By Jim Isleib, Michigan State University ExtensioninShare New farmers can benefit from careful assessment of their farm’s soils and planning for crop rotations and use of cover crops. Beginning farmers often start out with soils ...
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The National Cotton Council (NCC) is urging Representatives to vote for the Farm Bill Conference Report when the House considers it on January 29. NCC Chairman Jimmy Dodson said the U.S. cotton industry appreciates the Agriculture ...
An environmental training session for operators of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs, is set for Feb. 25, 2014 in Huron. Specialists from South Dakota State University and SDSU Extension, the South Dakota Department of ...
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Good soil health and management are basic to successful crop production. Growers control several practices capable of improving or diminishing important soil traits. Knowing those characteristics helps producers maintain and improve soil ...
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Purdue Extension agronomists have published research updates regarding corn plant populations and nitrogen management guidelines for Indiana growers. Plant populations and nitrogen rates are hot topics in agriculture as input costs ...
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In 2013 South Dakotans planted 617,000 acres of sunflowers. No other state came close to this number of acres. North Dakota was second, planting just under 500,000 acres of sunflowers in 2013. Sunflowers have been a successful and ...
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Corn grown as the first or second crop after alfalfa usually requires much less fertilizer or manure nitrogen (N) than corn grown after corn, soybeans or small grains. When alfalfa is killed, some of the accumulated N in the soil and in ...
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Wisconsin farmers didn’t have their best year ever in 2013, but they didn’t miss it by much. “They earned about $3.75 billion in total net farm income, $600 million more than in 2012 and just short of the record of $3.8 ...
Farmers and agriculture professionals can learn the importance of the efficient use of applied crop nutrients at the fifth annual Crop Nutrient Management Conference on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato. ...
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As the harsh winter continues, fears of wheat crop damage is underpinning the CME Group's wheat prices Thursday. At the close, the March corn futures contract settled 2 3/4 cents higher at $4.29. The March soybean futures contract ended 2 ...
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The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released final estimates of planted and harvested crop acreage for 2013 in the Crop Production 2013 Summary report on January 10. The USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) released its ...