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Wet Soils Affect Corn Roots and Nitrogen Uptake
2013-07-02 18:02:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Illinois When soils remain saturated for more than a day or two, the lack of oxygen causes nutrient uptake to slow quickly, and root tips start to die off. It helps that temperatures have not been above normal; cooler water carries more dissolved oxygen, and also slows growth and nutrient uptake. Also, plants during vegetative growth have much better ability to grow back damaged root systems once soils drain than do plants during or after pollination. read more
Corn, Soybean Market Prospects Following USDA Reports
2013-07-01 23:13:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Illinois The USDAs June 1 Grain Stocks and Acreage reports contained estimates that were generally as expected for soybeans, but both reports contained surprises for corn, according to University of Illinois Agricultural Economist Darrel Good. The estimates were friendly for old-crop price prospects, but negative for new-crop prices, at least in the short run. read more
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Corn, Soybean Market Prospects Following USDA Reports
2013-07-01 23:13:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Illinois The USDAs June 1 Grain Stocks and Acreage reports contained estimates that were generally as expected for soybeans, but both reports contained surprises for corn, according to University of Illinois Agricultural Economist Darrel Good. The estimates were friendly for old-crop price prospects, but negative for new-crop prices, at least in the short run. read more
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U.S. Corn Acreage Up for Fifth Straight Year
2013-07-01 18:13:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC According to USDAs latest acreage report, U.S. farmers planted 97.4 million acres of corn, which is up over 2012. This is the highest acreage planted to corn since 1936 and is the fifth year in a row of increased corn acreage. read more
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Special Report: Bearish USDA Corn Acreage Estimate Weakens Grain Futures
2013-07-01 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - US "new-crop" December corn futures fell to a 12-month low of $5.11 a bushel Friday after the US Department of Agriculture unexpectedly raised its estimate of US corn plantings this spring, writes Jim Wyckoff, grain analyst.
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