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May 13 Crop Progress: Corn Nearly 1/3 Planted, Soybean Planting Lagging
2013-05-14 22:53:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Farmers across corn-producing states made decent progress in the last week, going from 12% planted on May 5 to 28% of the overall corn crop planted by May 12. This is still well behind the five-year average of 65% planted. read more
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May 13 Crop Progress: Corn Nearly 1/3 Planted, Soybean Planting Lagging
2013-05-14 22:53:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Farmers across corn-producing states made decent progress in the last week, going from 12% planted on May 5 to 28% of the overall corn crop planted by May 12. This is still well behind the five-year average of 65% planted. read more
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Pork Commentary: Crop Wildcard
2013-05-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A USDA report last Friday estimated the US corn crop at a record 14.14 billion bushels for this crop year. A yield of 158 bushels per acre and an estimated 97.3 million planted. Planting delays in the Corn Belt continue due to wet weather (What happened to the drought?). When the “dust” settled Friday on the futures, December Corn was down 12¢ to $5.29/bushel (near life of contract lows).
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Cover Crop Haying, Grazing Extended In Some States
2013-05-13 02:18:00| Beef
Beef Producer USDA's Risk Management Agency announced May 8 it will allow approved crop insurance providers in certain states to extend the deadline date for haying and grazing of cover crops. If the farmers' insurance company chooses, the farmer may be allowed to graze or hay cover crops until May 22, 2013 in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Farmers need to check with their local crop insurance agent for approval. read more
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Warmer Climate Threatens Africas Vital Cassava Crop
2013-05-11 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: A plant which is a staple food crop for millions of people across Africa is at risk from disease as regional temperatures rise, scientists say. The plant, cassava, is a significant source of food and income, and is an important industrial crop, and there is concern that serious food shortages may result and poverty worsen. Experts say the spread of the disease could halve cassava production and threaten the diets of 300 million people. Experts say the spread of the disease could halve cassava...
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