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Are Projected Record Yields Actually Out There?
(FARGO, ND)– Earlier this week, USDA projected a record national average corn and soybean yield in its August reports. Corn at 183.1 bushels per acre and soybeans at 53.2 bushels per acre were the latest projections. But are those numbers actually our there? On the cusp of multiple crop tours over the next few weeks,…
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Ag Equipment Industry Takes Hit as Crop Prices Fall, Farm Bill Languishes
Farmers are not the only ones suffering from low commodity prices and a languishing farm bill. The Ag equipment industry is also taking a hit, which has some on Capitol Hill worried. John Deere and Precision Planting in Illinois, Kinze in Iowa, and Ziegler Ag, with offices in Chicago, are all reducing their workforce or…
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A variance temps ahead next week from the Plains to the Corn Belt
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures in much of the mid-Atlantic, Midwest, western Great Basin, and Pacific Coast States. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal conditions in the mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and most of the western half of the U.S. should contrast with near- or…
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Farmers encouraged to keep eye on expenses as inflation slows
An ag banker says farmers need to maintain strong balance sheets even as inflation has slowed. Barry Benson with Nebraska-based First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) tells Brownfield… We do have to look to sharpen our pencils, make sure that we’re controlling costs where we can,” he says. “We always preach liquidity. Liquidity is king and cash is…
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France expects lowest wheat harvest in almost 40 years
France expects lowest wheat harvest in almost 40 years All About Feed
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$30 million in preowned machinery to be auctioned at Farm Progress Show
$30 million in preowned machinery to be auctioned Farm Progress
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Farm Equipment Dealers Remain Mired in Muddled Marketplace
Farm Equipment Dealers Remain Mired in Muddled Marketplace Lancaster Farming
