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After falling almost a full dollar from November’s highs, corn, soybeans and wheat came back in Thanksgiving-week trading.
Defining sustainability is no easy task. An even harder task is to determine how agriculture and sustainability fit together.
Precision Ag was in the spotlight as new products were unveiled
Who better to explain advancements in agriculture than farmers themselves?
It’s been talked about a lot, but it is not indicative of widespread changes in farmland prices.
There are seven rules of financial management that make or break a dairy farm.
Mark your calendar now for Top Producer Seminar: Sharpen Your Competitive Edge, held January 26-28, 2011, in downtown Chicago at the Hotel InterContinental.
Bankers want to see business plans, with contingencies before loaning money.
Makers of agriculture equipment report sharp sales increases.
Corn silage surpasses alfalfa in six of 10 comparisons
Vita Plus is rolling out its “Thank a farmer!” campaign with the introduction of a new semitrailer at World Dairy Expo.
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SMITHFIELD, Va., Sept. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD) today reported fiscal 2011 first quarter results. Highlights -- Net income was $76.3 million, or $.46 per diluted share, an improvement of $184.0 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, from the first quarter of fiscal 2010 -- Consolidated operating profit improved $252.4 million versus a year agoPork segment operating profit increased $12.3 million, or 12% -- Fresh pork operating profit improved $51.0 million -- Packaged meats results remained strong at $67.3 million, or $.11 per pound -- Pork segment produced record first quarter earnings for the fourth time in a rowHog Production returned to profitability, improving by $244.0 million Other segment results rose $5.8 million -- Generated first quarter cash flow from operations in excess of $100 million -- Repurchased more than $52 million of debt subsequent to the end of the first quarter -- Protein supplies tightened in the U.S.; July pork freezer stocks at 72% of previous year levels -- Domestic meat prices rose to keep pace with higher grain costs
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The 2010 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour kicked off this morning, with crop scouts leaving Sioux Falls, S.D. on the western leg and Columbus, Ohio on the eastern leg
University of Illinois researchers identified the mutation causing Contractural Arachnodactyly (CA-formerly Fawn Calf Syndrome), a genetic abnormality affecting Angus and Angus-derived cattle.
Winds reaching 70 mph knocked over three barns being renovated Wednesday at the state’s largest egg farm, killing two workers, authorities said.Two construction workers who were laying concrete blocks at Ohio Fresh Eggs were killed in one of the barns, said Bill Schwaderer, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Three other workers escaped with minor injuries.
With the last few years of high corn prices, continuous corn rotations are becoming more common. But, using a corn-on-corn system brings a new level of challenges.
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