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Corn, soybean planting rapidly progressing
2015-05-05 23:05:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The corn crop in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa was planted in very rapid fashion during the last half of April, as nearly ideal soil conditions existed in most areas. Crop experts have estimated that with todays larger farm equipment, as much as 15% of the corn grown in a given area can be planted in one day, when field and soil conditions are at optimal levels. Focus on Ag read more
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Planting date impact on soybean variety maturity
2015-04-03 21:05:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Illinois While weve always known that planting delays decrease yields on average, these recent findings confirm that losses from planting soybeans late are lower than those from planting corn late, says Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois crop scientist. read more
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May 27 Crop Progress: Corn, soybean planting back on pace; corn, soybean emergence close to average
2014-05-27 23:57:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Farmers across the Corn Belt made strong progress in the fields in the past week, returning to normal corn planting pace and shifting ahead of the five-year average planting pace for soybeans. Warm weather helped corn and soybean crops emerge and push to near-average emergence pace. read more
May 11 Crop Progress: Corn planting pace ahead of average, soybean planting nearing average pace
2014-05-12 23:08:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
For the first time in a long time, corn planting pace has squeaked ahead of the five-year average pace, reaching nearly 60% planted as of May 11. Corn emergence picked up pace over the last week, too. Soybean planting pace is nearly average, making big progress in the last seven days. read more
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Corn planting in full swing; soybean planting started
2014-04-28 23:16:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The April 28 Crop Progress Report from USDA showed strong progress made in planting corn in the last week, with nearly 1/5 of the overall crop now in the ground. Soybean planting has also started in a handful of states. read more