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Will 2013 Weather Provide Enough Moisture to Grow Corn, Soybeans and fill the Mississippi River?
2013-03-05 15:47:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Farmgate blog USDAs forecast for $4.80 corn and $10.50 soybeans as an average price for the 2013-2014 marketing year may have shocked many people, as did the forecast for a 14.5 billion bushel corn crop and a 3.4 billion bushel soybean crop. Both of those were a function of acreage, which is yet to be seen, and weather, which the USDA expects to be normal. read more
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Word to the Wise Cover Your Corn Needs
2013-03-04 21:07:00| National Hog Farmer
By Steve Meyer, Paragon Economics, Inc., Adel, IA Unless you have already priced your primary feed ingredients for the remainder of this crop year, I fear that the roller coaster ride is far from over. read more
Mobile App Provides Daily Variable Rate Recommendations to Optimize Corn Yield
2013-02-28 19:26:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Purdue University An agronomy firm whose smartphone application uses GPS soil testing data and National Weather Service rainfall data to estimate corn yield and determine the most limiting factor will launch a new function on the app. read more
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Climate change threatens corn crops
2013-02-28 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: A warming world is putting crops at risk, according to scientists who studied how the weather affects French maize yields. If climate-change projections are right, we'll need to improve yields per acre by as much as 12 per cent between 2016 and 2035 just to maintain today's total production. The results reveal a real threat to our food supply in the coming decades. It turns out that maize yields drop significantly for every day when temperatures climb over around 32°C, and that heat stress...
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Pork Commentary: USDA Crystal Balls 2013 Corn- Soybean Crop & Prices
2013-02-27 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Last Week the USDA released their expectations for the US corn and soybean crops in 2013, writes Jim Long.
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