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Corn, soybean harvest progressing nicely; yields vary
2014-10-21 21:57:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The fall harvest season started a bit later than normal in 2014, but has been progressing at a fairly nice pace in recent weeks across the region. In the areas that did not receive a killing frost in September, most crops were allowed to reach full maturity, which will likely add some yield and the quality of the corn and soybeans. Areas affected by the early frost, have reported reduced soybean yields, as well as some quality issues with the corn. Focus on Ag read more
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Corn and Soybean Crops Keep Getting Larger
2014-10-20 17:07:00| National Hog Farmer
P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has increased its most recent estimate for this fall's corn and soybean crops. The latest estimate for corn is a record of 14.475 billion bushels. This is a 3.9% increase over the previous record crop of 13.925 billion bushels in 2013. The average yield is estimated to reach 174.2 bushels per acre. The soybean crop is estimated at 3.927 billion bushels which is 17% larger than last year's crop of 3.358 billion bushels. read more
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UPDATE 1-EPA approves Dow's Enlist herbicide for GMO soy, corn
2014-10-16 08:06:34| Chemicals - Topix.net
The Environmental Protection Agency gave final approval on Wednesday to a new herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences that has faced broad opposition, ordering a series of restrictions to address potential environmental and health hazards. EPA said it was applying "first-time-ever restrictions" on its approval of the herbicide, called Enlist Duo, which is designed to be used with new genetically modified crops developed by Dow AgroSciences, a unit of Dow Chemical.
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Business briefing: Corn harvest on hold; beets at 97%
2014-10-15 18:37:17| Agriculture - Topix.net
In its weekly crop progress and condition report for Minnesota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that 6.1 days were suitable for fieldwork across Minnesota last week. It was only the fifth week this season when Minnesota farmers had more than six days suitable for fieldwork.
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Beyond corn, the new frontier in ethanol is nonfood biofuel
2014-10-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star Tribune: The first large ethanol plants to produce biofuel from nonfood sources like corn cobs are starting operations in the Midwest amid industry worries that they might also be the last -- at least in the United States. After a decade of research and development, ethanol maker Poet Inc. and its Dutch partner Royal DSM recently produced the first cellulosic ethanol at a $275 million plant next to a cornfield in this northern Iowa town. Two other companies are completing new cellulosic ethanol plants...
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