﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="/cms/includes/rss.css"?><!--RSS generated by AgWeb.com at Thu, 23 May 2013 17:37:27 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0"><channel><title>Related Blogs</title><link>http://www.agweb.com</link><copyright /><generator>AgWeb.com</generator><item><title>Roll On, Big P</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/Market_Watch_208/roll_on,_big_p/</link><description>That’s P as in Planter. We finally got a break in the weather for a few days, with a huge jump in average daily temperatures. That was accompanied by wind in some areas, amplifying the soil drying effect.  Producers put their new GPS equipped planters to work 18 hours a day or more in some cases, an [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[That’s P as in Planter. We finally got a break in the weather for a few days, with a huge jump in average daily temperatures. That was accompanied by wind in some areas, amplifying the soil drying effect.  Producers put their new GPS equipped planters to work 18 hours a day or more in some cases, and got a lot of seed in the ground. USDA will tell us on Monday what the overall progress was, but it was clearly substantial. The advance would have been larger if not for widespread shower activity.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Alan Brugler</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30201</guid></item><item><title>Roll On, Big P</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/Market_Watch_208/roll_on,_big_p/</link><description>That’s P as in Planter. We finally got a break in the weather for a few days, with a huge jump in average daily temperatures. That was accompanied by wind in some areas, amplifying the soil drying effect.  Producers put their new GPS equipped planters to work 18 hours a day or more in some cases, an [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[That’s P as in Planter. We finally got a break in the weather for a few days, with a huge jump in average daily temperatures. That was accompanied by wind in some areas, amplifying the soil drying effect.  Producers put their new GPS equipped planters to work 18 hours a day or more in some cases, and got a lot of seed in the ground. USDA will tell us on Monday what the overall progress was, but it was clearly substantial. The advance would have been larger if not for widespread shower activity.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Alan Brugler</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30201</guid></item><item><title>No 'Magic Formula' for yield (or demand... or price!)</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/from_the_editor/no_magic_formula_for_yield_or_demand_or_price/</link><description>Taking a look at 2013-14 marketing year.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Taking a look at 2013-14 marketing year.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Chip Flory</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30194</guid></item><item><title>The Coming Global Surplus</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/Market_Watch_208/the_coming_global_surplus/</link><description>The main message from the USDA reports on Friday was abundance. Forecasts for feed grains &amp; oilseeds foresee significant expansion of global ending stocks surpluses if current weather forecasts are accurate. That is a pretty big “if” as we learned in 2012, but it probably isn’t wise to bet the farm  [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The main message from the USDA reports on Friday was abundance. Forecasts for feed grains & oilseeds foresee significant expansion of global ending stocks surpluses if current weather forecasts are accurate. That is a pretty big “if” as we learned in 2012, but it probably isn’t wise to bet the farm on yet another crop disaster. Cash basis levels are showing some tightness but there is debate in the industry whether it is farmer stubbornness, worry about new crop, or a mis-priced futures market.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Alan Brugler</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30135</guid></item><item><title>The Coming Global Surplus</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/Market_Watch_208/the_coming_global_surplus/</link><description>The main message from the USDA reports on Friday was abundance. Forecasts for feed grains &amp; oilseeds foresee significant expansion of global ending stocks surpluses if current weather forecasts are accurate. That is a pretty big “if” as we learned in 2012, but it probably isn’t wise to bet the farm  [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The main message from the USDA reports on Friday was abundance. Forecasts for feed grains & oilseeds foresee significant expansion of global ending stocks surpluses if current weather forecasts are accurate. That is a pretty big “if” as we learned in 2012, but it probably isn’t wise to bet the farm on yet another crop disaster. Cash basis levels are showing some tightness but there is debate in the industry whether it is farmer stubbornness, worry about new crop, or a mis-priced futures market.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Alan Brugler</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30135</guid></item><item><title>Can Activist Groups Use Drones to Spy on Farmers?</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/ag_in_the_courtroom/can_activist_groups_use_drones_to_spy_on_farmers/</link><description>There is increasing concern within the agricultural community that activist groups will use drones to spy on farming operations.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[There is increasing concern within the agricultural community that activist groups will use drones to spy on farming operations.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>John Dillard</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 09:19:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30098</guid></item><item><title>Mobile App Aids Prescribed Burn Management</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/noble_news_and_views_/mobile_app_aids_prescribed_burn_management/</link><description /><dc:creator>The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 10:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30083</guid></item><item><title>No Meat in School</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/a_passionate_voice/no_meat_in_school/</link><description>A NYC Elementary school  adopted and all vegetarian menu.  Read why this decisions could actually jeopardize the academic performance of its students.&amp;#8203;</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[A NYC Elementary school  adopted and all vegetarian menu.  Read why this decisions could actually jeopardize the academic performance of its students.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Cheryl Day</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 19:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30079</guid></item><item><title>May Showers Bring May Showers?</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/Market_Watch_208/may_showers_bring_may_showers/</link><description>The usual pattern would be “April showers bring May flowers” and “May showers bring big yields”. This year it seems like May showers just bring more May showers, and in some cases snow drifts. It was snowing in the center of the Corn Belt this morning, while areas further west were melting off some  [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The usual pattern would be “April showers bring May flowers” and “May showers bring big yields”. This year it seems like May showers just bring more May showers, and in some cases snow drifts. It was snowing in the center of the Corn Belt this morning, while areas further west were melting off some white stuff received mid-week. The US weather pattern is expected to turn a little drier, particularly in the western Corn Belt. The east got a few nice days, with more in the forecast. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Alan Brugler</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30076</guid></item><item><title>May Showers Bring May Showers?</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/blog/Market_Watch_208/may_showers_bring_may_showers/</link><description>The usual pattern would be “April showers bring May flowers” and “May showers bring big yields”. This year it seems like May showers just bring more May showers, and in some cases snow drifts. It was snowing in the center of the Corn Belt this morning, while areas further west were melting off some  [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The usual pattern would be “April showers bring May flowers” and “May showers bring big yields”. This year it seems like May showers just bring more May showers, and in some cases snow drifts. It was snowing in the center of the Corn Belt this morning, while areas further west were melting off some white stuff received mid-week. The US weather pattern is expected to turn a little drier, particularly in the western Corn Belt. The east got a few nice days, with more in the forecast. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Alan Brugler</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>30076</guid></item></channel></rss>