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Road to profits 'challenging' ... By: Jeff Caldwell 05/30/2012 @ 10:05am It's been another huge year for farmland values and credit conditions in the heart of the Corn ...
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Cool, damp weather on its way By: Freese-Notis Weather, Inc. 05/30/2012 @ 8:04am Cool wet weather is forecast for the midwest in the shortterm. It will begin to feel like someone ...
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Ethanol business needs E15 to survive ... By: Jeff Caldwell 05/29/2012 @ 10:57am Last year was a big one for the ethanol business. U.S. producers refined just shy of 14 billion ...
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What's your main reason to plant corn early?

Reduce heat stress risk
Reduce drought stress risk
Ensure full maturity of crop
Marketing opportunity
Large size of my operation
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Farming to end starvation 04/30/2012 @ 10:50am Read how a doctor in Uganda has turned to farming to feed others in desperate need.
Time to talk hay 04/26/2012 @ 10:05am Spring arrived early this year and so did the start to the hay season. How is your crop looking so far?
A giant no more? 04/25/2012 @ 10:37am The world needs U.S. grain, but worldwide competition is growing.
Above-trend yields & early planting 04/20/2012 @ 3:04pm Farmers weigh in: Does early planting always = better yields?
View from the back road 04/18/2012 @ 4:16pm Follow along as one of our editors hits the road less traveled through farm country.
Lambcam is back! 04/18/2012 @ 8:51am See how lambing's going this spring on one Iowa farm with this live webcam.
What's your wind speed? 04/17/2012 @ 3:40pm What does wind look like? Here's one graphical rendering of the current wind conditions.
Herbicide update 04/16/2012 @ 10:12am Here are some label changes, formulations, and premixes for 2012 corn and soybean herbicides.
Tractor safety 04/16/2012 @ 10:03am Farmers discuss some of the features you need to make your tractors safe for the road
War on weeds 04/10/2012 @ 4:15pm Get the latest report from the front on the battle against herbicide-resistant weeds
Farm kids 04/06/2012 @ 10:26am See how the youngest members of farm families chip in!
Calving season tips 03/29/2012 @ 3:06pm A newbie gets good advice from experienced cow hands
Early planting = Higher markets? 03/21/2012 @ 1:51pm Will this spring's quick start translate to higher grain prices soon?
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Get your sprayer in shape By: Jeff Caldwell 05/11/2012 @ 9:25am

What you're spraying to control pests in your crops may not be as important as how you're putting it down. That makes good sprayer calibration more important than ...
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Older, smaller used disks ... By: GREG PETERSON 05/04/2012 @ 2:10pm

Prices on older, smaller used disks have exploded higher in 2012.I’d been watching this new trend unfold over the past four months with a high auction price here, a strong ...
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Fly control By: Gene Johnston 04/05/2012 @ 4:01pm

Whether it's horn flies or face flies, these pests cost producers in treatment and in lost production thanks to the diseases they cause or transmit. Aim to control these ...
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