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Corn crops increasingly vulnerable to hot, dry weather
2014-05-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US farmers can grow more corn than ever before thanks to genetic modifications and improved planting techniques, but the crops are also increasingly vulnerable to drought, researchers said Thursday. The study in the journal Science found that "densely planted corn appears to be unexpectedly more sensitive to water scarcity," raising concerns about future food supply as the planet warms. The United States is the largest exporter of corn in the world, shipping about 40 percent of the world's...
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U.S. corn yields are increasingly vulnerable to hot, dry weather
2014-05-02 08:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Science Blog: Corn yields in the central United States have become more sensitive to drought conditions in the past two decades, according to Stanford research. The study, which appears in the journal Science, was led by Stanford`s David Lobell, associate professor of environmental Earth system science and associate director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment. "The Corn Belt is phenomenally productive," Lobell said, referring to the region of Midwestern states where much of the country`s corn...
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Farmers: Theres still time to plant corn
2014-05-02 00:22:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Dont panic until mid-May for most of the Corn Belt. Some cold, wet spring days like today, you wonder whether the (corn) seed is better off in the bag or in the field, says Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois Agronomist. Wet soils and cold weather have disrupted corn planting across large parts of the Upper Midwest and all of Iowa. read more
How long will corn prices get a lift from slow planting?
2014-04-29 23:39:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Corn planting pace lifts prices higher, will trend continue Grain Market Viewpoint read more
Corn planting in full swing; soybean planting started
2014-04-28 23:16:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The April 28 Crop Progress Report from USDA showed strong progress made in planting corn in the last week, with nearly 1/5 of the overall crop now in the ground. Soybean planting has also started in a handful of states. read more
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