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Hog Profits Return but Delayed Planting Keeps Producers Wary
2013-06-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Hog production has returned to profitability as hog prices rallied from the mid-$50s per live hundredweight in March to the low $70s today, writes Chris Hurt.
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Hog Profits Return But Planting Concerns Remain
2013-06-03 21:03:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Purdue University While hog production has returned to profitability, delayed planting has producers fretting about whether hog production costs will drop as much as some had anticipated, according to a Purdue University Extension economist. read more
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Evaluate Prevented Planting Payments for Corn
2013-06-01 02:16:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Illinois Due to continuing wet weather, some farmers will not have planted all their corn by the final planting dates contained in their crop insurance policies. Once the final planting date has been reached, a farmer who has purchased the COMBO product (RP, RP with exclusion or YP) will have the option of taking a prevented planting payment. In many cases, taking the prevented planting payment will be an economically attractive alternative. read more
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U.S. soybean acreage to rise due to planting delays
2013-05-31 20:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. soybean plantings are set to rise above expectations following lengthy planting delays across the Midwest that have forced farmers to adopt new acreage plans. The changes will be costly, as soybeans typically provide lower returns than corn that is seeded in a timely manner. The lengthy delays have pushed farmers right up to key insurance deadlines that hit on Friday, forcing them to make a decision about what to do with acreage they hoped would have been seeded weeks ago. In northern...
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What to Do About Corn Planting?
2013-05-31 15:56:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Stu Ellis Illinois blogger Stu Ellis (www.farmgateblog.com) says it’s time to think about your corn planting options. “You are not finished planting corn. Your fields are saturated. Rain is coming in torrents. More rain is in the forecast. You know the final planting date for crop insurance is (past) (in a few days). You may have already lost 10-15% of your potential yield. What is the first thing you do? Number 1: Call your crop insurance agent. read more
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