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Farmers Make Great Strides at Harvest
2013-10-28 22:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers feverishly working in their fields have made great strides in their efforts to complete this year’s corn and soybean harvests. Statistics released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) show that completion of corn harvest has advanced from 39% for the week ending Oct. 20 to 59% for the week ending Oct. 27 in the 18 major crop-producing states. That compares with 2012’s record of 91% completed and the 2008-2012 average of 62% completed. read more
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