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VIDEO: Ebola border controls hit cocoa crop

2014-09-05 14:15:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The closing of the border between Liberia and Ivory Coast, due to the Ebola outbreak in the region, is causing a problem for cocoa farmers.

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New Holland Announces Acquisition of Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc. Expanding Crop Production Capability

2014-09-03 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of precision spraying equipment manufacturer Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc. (“Miller). read more

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Cover crop cocktails

2014-09-02 19:26:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

There is no single recipe to determine the right cover crop mix for a particular field, much less an entire farm. You need to know each field, set goals and set a budget that makes sense. Are the primary concerns to retain and build nutrient levels for the coming crop, managing moisture, compaction or simply building soil health? Is grazing a potential income source? Which cover crops match the post-harvest-to-freeze interval in your area? Do you want to deal with pre-plant burn-down or do you prefer letting winterkill do the job? read more

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Cover crop goals define mix

2014-09-02 18:45:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Your strategy will help identify the ideal cover crop combo. There is no single recipe to determine the right cover crop mix for a particular field, much less an entire farm. You need to know each field, set goals and set a budget that makes sense. Are the primary concerns to retain and build nutrient levels for the coming crop, managing moisture, compaction or simply building soil health? read more

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