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Think you need to replant corn? By: Jeff Caldwell 05/23/2013 @ 7:24am

Corn planted early this spring faced something of a tough go getting started because of cool, wet weather that lasted a lot longer than normal. And since then, storms ...

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Mixed farm markets for Thursday By: Mike McGinnis 05/23/2013 @ 7:04am

The CME Group's corn, soybean, and wheat markets are expected to start mixed Thursday. The early calls for the ...

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Perspective on a week of quick corn planting By: Darrel Good 05/22/2013 @ 9:12am

The USDA's weekly Crop Progress report indicated that 43% of the U.S. corn acreage was planted during the week ...

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Farm markets to tilt up slightly By: Mike McGinnis 05/22/2013 @ 7:21am

The CME Group's corn, soybean, and wheat markets are expected to start mostly higher Wednesday. The early calls for the commodities on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, are mostly higher. Corn is seen ...

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Keep your eye to the sky By: Jeff Caldwell 05/21/2013 @ 11:01am

Severe weather's suddenly gone from a sporadic spring occurrence to a national headline. But even as the headlines begin to fade in frequency after storms like those that ravaged parts of Oklahoma Monday ...

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Rains push planting back again By: Freese-Notis Weather, Inc. 05/21/2013 @ 8:18am

Good rains of 0.25- to 1.0-inch-plus were widespread across Missouri and Illinois into western Indiana overnight. Rains were scattered over Iowa. There were numerous areas with heavier rainfall amounts during ...

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Grains to trade mixed Tuesday By: Mike McGinnis 05/21/2013 @ 7:33am

The CME Group's corn, soybean, and wheat contracts are seen mixed-to-mostly lower Tuesday. The early calls for the commodities on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, are mixed. Old-crop corn is seen opening 10 ...

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Corn planters make mammoth strides -- USDA By: Jeff Caldwell 05/20/2013 @ 3:36pm

Up until Sunday, it had been quite a week for farmers with corn to plant. All of a sudden, farmers are now within a few percentage points of the normal planting pace, according to Monday's USDA-NASS Crop ...

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