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15 questions to ask before purchasing farmland

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:14:00 +0000

Source: American Bankers Association

Record land values are making buying decisions tougher. Here are 15 questions to ask before purchasing farmland.

Q&A with Monsanto’s CEO and CFO

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:54:00 +0000

Farm Industry News got some insights from Monsanto’s Hugh Grant, chairman and chief executive officer and Pierre Courduroux, senior vice president and chief financial officer in this Q&A session.

Farm income growth slows due to rising production costs, falling crop prices

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:25:00 +0000

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Rising production costs and falling crop prices curbed farm income growth in the first quarter of 2013, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s quarterly Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions.

80% of corn planting underway in NW Ohio

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:17:00 +0000

Northwest Ohio farmer Daryl Bridenbaugh gives an update on good corn planting progress in his area.

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Many farmers purchase crop insurance early while drought persists in certain areas

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:10:00 +0000

Source: National Crop Insurance Services

As of May 6, 2013 more than 240,000 crop insurance policies have been purchased. 47% of the U.S. remains in some stage of drought, compared to roughly 37% a year ago.

New Sustainable Corn website and blog engages Corn Belt farmers with latest crop research

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:05:00 +0000

Source: Iowa State University

The goal of the new website http://www.sustainablecorn.org/ and blog is to bring, to farmers and other agricultural decision-makers, the CSCAP team’s latest findings regarding extended rotations, tillage management, cover cropping systems, drainage water management, integrated pest management, weather and agriculture, and nitrogen management in corn-based cropping systems in the upper Midwest.

All in the family: Iowa farmer's adventures in Florida

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:15:00 +0000

A Cresco, Iowa, farmer documents his travel adventures on a recent vacation to Florida.

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How much time is left to plant corn to maintain good yields?

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:37:00 +0000

Source: Darrel Good and Scott Irwin, University of Illinois

To avoid having more than the long-term average of 15% of the corn crop planted late in 2013 will require some combination of more than the average number of days suitable for fieldwork between now and May 20 and an above average planting rate per day.

Continued wet weather in Indiana doesn't pose danger to yields at harvest - yet

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:09:00 +0000

Source: Purdue University

Corn planting in Indiana is two weeks behind the five-year state average due to persistent heavy rains, but that hasn't yet posed a risk to yields at harvest.

NCIS releases ‘Crop Insurance: Just the Facts’

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:27:00 +0000

Source: NCIS

NCIS has released a detailed question-and-answer resource laying out the facts about crop insurance and dispelling some of the most common arguments against crop insurance put forth by its critics.