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Markets Focus on Rapid Planting Pace
05/17/2013
Heading into this week, corn planting was running at its slowest pace in nearly 30 years. That all changed as the week progressed.
Watch Planters Rolling on Seven Farms
05/17/2013
Corn and soybean growers are loading seed and traversing fields both in daylight and at night for the 2013 spring planting season, videos from Twitter's Vine app show.
Farmland Price Plateau Ahead, Bankers Say
05/17/2013
While good values and cash rental rates rose in some places, they fell in other states, and some bankers are worried about farmer financial health.
Soybeans Rise on Signs of Sustained Chinese Demand for U.S. Crop
05/16/2013
Soybeans advanced in Chicago on signs of sustained demand for U.S. supplies from China, the world’s largest importer of the oilseed.
Mixed Weather Bag Equals Mixed Predictions for Yields
05/16/2013
"AgDay" wraps up the 2013 I-80 Planting Tour with a look at overall planting progress.
A Slow Go for Soybean Planting
05/13/2013
As of this week, 6% of the U.S. soybean crop has been planted, which compares to a five-year average of 24%.
Monsanto Wins Seed Case as High Court Backs Patent Rights
05/13/2013
While the Supreme Court says the ruling is narrow, the case involving an Indiana grain farmer might affect makers of live vaccines, genetically modified salmon and bacteria strains used in research.
Corn Rises as Persistent Rain Creates Risks for Record Crop
05/13/2013
Corn climbed on concern that wet weather in parts of the Midwest, the largest growing region in the U.S., increases the risk of the nation missing a record production forecast.
Coverage, Analysis of the May 10 USDA Reports
05/10/2013
See all of the report data, coverage and analysis of the May 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports.
WASDE: Soybean Yields Forecast at 44.5 Bu. per Acre
05/10/2013
U.S. soybean production is projected at a record 3.390 billion bushels, up 375 million from the drought-reduced 2012 crop.
What Market Shocks Could Come from Today’s Reports?
05/10/2013
Today’s USDA reports will likely show revisions for yield and production expectations. Experts share their thoughts.
Control Weeds Before Planting
05/08/2013
Planting without first controlling existing weeds can increase several risks to the crop.
Late Planting and Tools in FAST
05/08/2013
Little planting so far this spring and the continued prospects of rain bring on the potential for farmers to shift from corn to soybeans.
Calculate Your Soybean Seeding-Rate Needs
05/08/2013
Soybean seed costs have risen, farmers don’t want to plant more seeds than they need for top yields.
Getting Soybeans Planted
05/07/2013
With corn planting off to a very slow start few people are worrying about getting soybeans planted but early planting could help increase yield potential.