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More than 400 farmers, from 23 states and Canada, graduated from Farm Journal’'s first-ever Corn College last week.

Will your late planted corn be able to outrun frost? Here’s how to estimate maturity date.

Commodity hedge funds are still ‘big’

Focus on providing cotton the main ingredients first

Survey results released

In an effort to improve convergence between the wheat futures contract and cash wheat prices at contract expiration, CME Group called for seasonally increased storage fees, additional delivery points and stricter requirements on vomitoxin contamination Friday in a recommendation sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) .

Comments by University of Illinois agronomist Emerson Nafziger

Overall, the U.S. corn crop is behind. According to the USDA’s weekly report, by Sept. 7, normally 79% of the crop is dented and 28% mature. That’s in a normal year. Currently, 62% of U.S. corn is dented and only 11% mature. Yet, almost half, 44%, of the crop received a “good” crop condition rating. But these numbers are only part of the story. Read first-hand accounts from corn specialists working in a mix of states.

Likely to become more prevalent

Many dispute the finding