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2013-2014 Sugar Cane Crop Season off to a good start

2014-01-28 07:37:12| Sugar Industry News

The 2013-2014 Sugar Cane Crop Season got off to a late start this past Friday after months of delay. The cane farmers and the Belize Sugar Industries were at odds since September of last year after the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association walked away from the negotiation table when B.S.I. refused to entertain any discussions with farmers about compensation for bagasse. Because of the delay, the industry lost more than ten million dollars and in mid January, both parties finally signed an interim agreement to jumpstart the season. The quota for cane delivery to the mills at Tower Hill is one point two million tons of sugar cane for the season. While in Orange Walk today, News Five got an update from the B.S.C.F.A.\'s Alfredo Ortega on cane deliveries. He says based on the past three days, Ortega says the prognosis is good.

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How do you track your crop break-even price?

2014-01-24 21:58:45| Corn & Soybean Digest

With lower prices in 2014, but continuing high input prices and land costs, it's more important than ever to track your break-even price. We'd like to know how you keep track of that price. Do you just have a ballpark idea in your head? Do you calculate a whole-farm average? Or do you take it down to the per-bushel, per-field level? Take the poll and let us know. Please leave comments below about how you track your break-even costs. We love to hear from you! I have a ballpark per acre figure in my head. I calculate it per acre over the whole farm. I calculate it per acre by field. I calculate it down to cost per bushel per field. I have no idea of my break-even price; I leave that to someone else. Go to result page on submit: 0

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Attend cover crop and soil health forum this winter

2014-01-23 23:30:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Source: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program "This will be a great opportunity for farmers interested in cover crops and soil health to meet up with like-minded individuals from their local area to discuss both local and national issues related to cover crops," said Dr. Rob Myers, North Central Region SARE. read more

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Record Grain Crop Delayed as Railways Tap Oil: Corporate Canada

2014-01-23 19:46:40| Railroads - Topix.net

Rising shipments of crude oil by train are tying up railway resources in Canada, leaving as much as 3 million tons of grain stuck on the Prairie after a record wheat and canola harvest.

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