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USDA Quarterly Grain Stocks Data Deemed Bearish for Corn, Soybeans
2013-09-30 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - Soybean futures prices are leading selling pressure with heavy losses at midday Monday, while corn futures are moderately lower and wheat near steady following bearish corn and soybean stocks data released in the latest U.S. Agriculture Department quarterly grain stocks report.
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Monitor Corn Fields for Stalk Quality Problems
2013-09-28 02:36:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: DuPont Pioneer Growers should monitor their fields as harvest approaches, to identify stalk quality problems and prepare to harvest before field losses can occur. Weak stalks can be detected by pinching the stalk at the first or second elongated internode above the ground. If the stalk collapses, advanced stages of stalk rot are indicated. read more
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Hillshire Brands thinks outside the corn dog with CEO Connolly
2013-09-28 01:21:07| Food - Topix.net
Since Hillshire Brands spun off from the Sara Lee Corp. last June, CEO Sean Connolly has made a point of thinking outside the box - and even beyond the traditional pig and cow.
U.S. Corn Sales Fall Most Since '75 as Farmers Reap: Commodities
2013-09-27 04:26:12| Food - Topix.net
Demand for U.S. corn fell the most since 1975 in the past year, leaving a bigger-than-forecast surplus stacked in silos just as farmers begin reaping what the government says will be the world's largest-ever crop.
What corn did rootworms cause problems in on your farm?
2013-09-26 20:26:30| Corn & Soybean Digest
If the tumultous growing season wasn't enough stress on farmers and crops, corn rootworms reared their ugly heads this year, causing damage across the Corn Belt. The kicker is that this year there were reports of damaged Bt corn, ultimately showing resistance on the part of the rootworm. We'd like to know: Which corn did rootworms attack on your farm? Bt traited hybrids? Corn with stacked rootworm protection? Or, did you just not have rootworm problems this year? In corn with Bt single rootworm trait In corn with stacked rootworm traits No problems because I used a soil insecticide for control Our corn doesn't normally have rootworm damage Damn pesky worms got into grandma's garden Go to result page on submit: 0 read more
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