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From Corn Belt To Main Street: The Drought's Far-Reaching Grasp
2013-01-12 23:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The U.S. had its hottest year on record last year. That heat, combined with the relatively dry winter that came before, has brought a historic drought. From forest fires and low crop yields, to infrastructure and recreation, the drought has been costly, with early estimates putting the cost at between $50 billion and $80 billion. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared a disaster area in more than 1,000 counties, and now the drought is hitting America's most important waterway - the...
Pacific Ethanol Stockton partners with Edeniq to boost corn ethanol yield up to 2-4%
2013-01-11 20:30:24| Green Car Congress
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Crop Production 2012 Summary: Corn 13% Below 2011, Soybeans Down 3%
2013-01-11 20:26:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: USDA Corn for grain production is estimated at 10.8 billion bushels, up 1% from the Nov. 1 forecast but 13% below 2011. The average yield in the United States is estimated at 123.4 bu./acre. Soybean production in 2012 totaled 3.01 billion bushels, up 1% from the Nov. 1 forecast but down 3% from 2011. United States production is the seventh largest on record. The average yield per acre is estimated at 39.6 bu. read more
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Corn, Bean Production Dip Due to Drought
2013-01-11 19:29:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Despite getting off to a very favorable start, U.S. growers spent the summer of 2012 battling historic drought conditions in much of the Midwest. As a result, corn and soybean production, both key U.S. crops, is significantly down in 2012, according to the Crop Production 2012 Annual Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). read more
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CME: Corn Stocks Expected to be Tight
2013-01-10 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - It is now confirmed, 2012 was the hottest year since records began in 1895, with average temperatures across the US Midwest jumping by some 4 degrees above normal, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
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