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Did August Weather Reduce Corn Yield Potential?

Sep 1, 2010 5:49 PM | Source: University of Illinois

Recent strength in corn prices is related to concerns that the U.S. average yield may fall short of the USDA's Aug. 12 forecast of 165 bu.... More

Valuing Manure Nutrient Resources For Corn and Soybean Fields

Sep 1, 2010 5:44 PM | Source: Ohio State University

A fundamental question often asked by agricultural producers is how they should value manure as a nutrient resource... More

USDA: Commitment to production agriculture

Aug 30, 2010 4:46 PM | Source: Farm Press

USDA Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Ag Services Jim Miller says the USDA is focused on building a new framework for rural America and enhancing opportunities for U.S. farms and ranches... More

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By Richard Brock

Yield Concerns Support Corn Market
Disappointing yields in some early harvested cornfields and the crop’s rapid move toward maturity across the Corn Belt continue to fuel concerns the U.S. production will fall short of expectations...

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Kent Thiesse

By Kent Thiesse

Farmland Values Continue to be Strong
Most reports from private companies involved in selling agriculture farmland in the Midwest have indicated strong land values in recent months...

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By David Kohl

The Highs and Lows of Financial Leverage
In today’s agriculture industry, it is very difficult to get started or grow a business without utilizing debt. The question follows, how much is too much debt?...

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Next-generation fuels face big hurdles.

Aug 15, 2010 | By Susan Winsor

The second generation of U.S. biofuels will not use much corn. It will depend instead on biomass such as wood waste, crop residues, municipal solid waste, algae and dedicated energy crops like switchgrass... More

8 Top Soybean Harvest Tips

Mar. 25, 2010 | By Greg Lamp

The key to a successful soybean harvest is preparation and anticipating problems. Here are several soybean and machinery experts’ tips to help you head into harvest... More


Long-term Corn and Soybean Marketing Spreads Pricing Risk 
Ken Davis’ 2010 corn and soybean marketing started in November – of 2008. Even with over 30 sales, about half his production remains unbooked to allow for rallies he anticipates next year...

Never-till can Bolster Profits in All But the Harshest Growing Regions 
Multiple-year corn-yield champ, David Hula, Charles City, VA, and his family have no-tilled corn and soybeans continuously since the early 1980s and haven’t turned back. Without tillage, crop yields are higher and production costs are lower...

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