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Weather Extremes Challenge Corn Nitrogen Management
2013-08-01 17:03:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The nitrogen conundrum | Weather extremes challenge practical corn fertility strategies Nitrogen management is entirely about risk management, especially this year. Theres an economic risk of wasting money and being seen as environmentally reckless by applying too much N, and a risk of corn yield loss from applying too little, says Dan Frieberg, president of Premier Crop Systems, LLC, in West Des Moines, Iowa. But theres also a risk thats not talked about much allowing nitrogen-management decisions to adversely affect other crop-production operations. read more
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Neste Oil adds technical corn oil to the feedstocks used for producing NExBTL renewable diesel
2013-08-01 16:30:12| Green Car Congress
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CME: Corn, Soybean Maintained Condition
2013-07-31 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Monday’s crop ratings from USDA indicated that both the corn and soybean crops maintained, on average, their condition in the past week. Corn rated as either good or excellent condition amounted to 63% of total acres in this week’s Crop Progress report, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
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Challenges Remain for 2013 Corn, Soybean Crops
2013-07-30 22:46:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Crop conditions across the Midwest are quite variable in late July, depending on planting date, as well as impacts from heavy rainfalls in June and the recent dry weather conditions in late July. Overall, across the southwestern and the western portions of south-central Minnesota, a large percentage of corn and soybeans are in fair to good condition; however, excessive rainfall, along with very dry weather recently, in some locations could reduce 2013 yield potential. Crop conditions in the balance of southern Minnesota and adjoining areas of northern Iowa are much less favorable, due to the significant amount of late and prevented planting in 2013. Focus on Ag read more
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Challenges Remain for 2013 Corn, Soybean Crops
2013-07-30 22:46:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Crop conditions across the Midwest are quite variable in late July, depending on planting date, as well as impacts from heavy rainfalls in June and the recent dry weather conditions in late July. Overall, across the southwestern and the western portions of south-central Minnesota, a large percentage of corn and soybeans are in fair to good condition; however, excessive rainfall, along with very dry weather recently, in some locations could reduce 2013 yield potential. Crop conditions in the balance of southern Minnesota and adjoining areas of northern Iowa are much less favorable, due to the significant amount of late and prevented planting in 2013. Focus on Ag read more
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