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Cold Weather Affects Planted Soybean Seeds
2013-05-06 20:07:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln With the warmer conditions and warming soil temperatures planters started rolling across Nebraska. By mid-week, however, field work stopped due to rain, snow and a return to colder temperatures. Now growers are wondering how this cold stress and the potential for inbibitional chilling may affect soybean seeds that have been planted. read more
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Corn Planting Progress Slow; 5% Planted Overall
2013-04-30 16:53:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The latest Crop Progress Report from USDA puts overall corn planted at just 5%. This is only 1 point ahead of last week, and is 26 points behind the five-year average. (Is it necessary to mention that last year nearly half of the overall corn crop was in the ground? Probably not.) read more
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Corn Planting Progress Slow; 5% Planted Overall
2013-04-30 16:53:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The latest Crop Progress Report from USDA puts overall corn planted at just 5%. This is only 1 point ahead of last week, and is 26 points behind the five-year average. (Is it necessary to mention that last year nearly half of the overall corn crop was in the ground? Probably not.) read more
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How Many Acres of Cover Crops Were Planted in 2012?
2013-02-08 16:34:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Conservation Technology Information Center The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) is taking a survey of farmers who've grown cover crops. Sponsored by the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, CTIC would like to know when you started planting cover crops, how many you've planted in recent years, how many acres you plan to plant in 2013, how many total acres you farm, among other cover crop questions. read more