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Day 1 of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour highlights a deeply divided Corn Belt. Scouts find drought-damaged corn but surprisingly resilient soybeans in the West, while the East battles mud and highly uneven maturity.
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Industry analysts expect the move could ease phosphate pricing pressure, though not necessarily return the market to “normal.”
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Harvest may still be weeks away, but August leaves no shortage of work to get done. Wet ground, livestock chores, and equipment prep are all part of the season.
The semi arrived in October 2005 to take our 100 dairy cows. With them went decades of 5 a.m. alarms, my father’s identity and a way of life that defined our family.
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says he was surprised USDA cut the corn yield 2.3 bu. per acre already in August.
Naomi Blohm of Total Farm Marketing says corn, soybeans and wheat had strong technical closes on Friday and for the week. What will it take to keep going?
Flooding and derecho damage in the east, drought in the Plains, and a surprise USDA yield cut have this year’s crop looking more uncertain than ever right as Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts prepare to hit the fields.
Weather extremes are creating challenges, but growers can still make agronomic decisions between R4 and R6 to help protect yield potential.
Joe Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the cattle were down early Friday pricing in the plant closure news, but this time seems different regarding the long term implications for the market.
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