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Crop Progress: Corn harvest behind average; soybean harvest starting

2013-09-24 23:05:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

At this point, 40% of the overall corn crop has reached maturity and nearly half of the soybean leaves have dropped. Corn condition ratings increased by 2 points overall in the good/excellent ranking, and soybean condition stayed the same as last week in the good/excellent ranks. read more

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Farm safety concerns during corn, soybean harvest

2013-09-24 19:07:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

As we enter full-scale corn and soybean harvest for the 2013 growing season, it is a good time for farm families to review the farm safety procedures for the farming operation. More farm accidents occur during the fall than at any other time of the year, and usually involve one or more farm family members. Special care should be taken with children and senior citizens around farm and grain handling equipment, as these groups are the most vulnerable to farm accidents. Focus on Ag read more

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Choose soybean varieties carefully

2013-09-23 16:33:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Up to 20 bushels per acre are at stake with this one decision. Terry Aukes knows his soybean seed. He evaluates soybean seed both personally as a farmer and professionally as seed department manager at Farmers Elevator Cooperative, in Larchwood, Iowa. Match your choices to your toughest areas, and extract what you can in yield," he says. "There is so much germplasm available to consider, and your choice should help you maximize each field's return on investment. There is so much yield variability, even among similar maturities. read more

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