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Farm prices to drop Friday By: Mike McGinnis 04/05/2013 @ 7:26am

DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--The CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets are poised for a lower trading session Friday.  The early calls for the ...

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Storm seen slowing Argentina soybean harvest By: Dow Jones Newswires 04/03/2013 @ 12:05pm

A heavy rain storm that struck Argentina's capital and surrounding cities has claimed more than two dozen lives ...

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Informa trims winter wheat guess By: Dow Jones Newswires 04/03/2013 @ 11:57am

Closely watched crop forecaster Informa Economics Inc. on Wednesday projected U.S. winter wheat output of 1.631 billion ...

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Corn acres dodging 2012 drought areas By: Jeff Caldwell 04/03/2013 @ 7:24am

This year's corn acres are seemingly dodging the areas where drought hit farmers hardest in 2012, according to one expert's analysis of last week's USDA Prospective Plantings report.The federal ...

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Corn, wheat seen trading higher Wednesday By: Mike McGinnis 04/03/2013 @ 6:53am

DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--The CME Group corn and wheat markets are poised for a higher trading session Wednesday. Soybeans are seen falling.  The early calls for the commodities on Wednesday ...

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Thriving in a harsh climate By: DANIEL LOOKER 04/02/2013 @ 1:36pm

Ray Gaesser started using no till on his southwest Iowa farm in the early 1980s. That, combined with terraces, assured that "we had virtually no erosion," he said Tuesday. Then around 2010, his farm started ...

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5 no-till planting tips for dry fields By: Jeff Caldwell 04/02/2013 @ 9:45am

If you're low on soil moisture and plan on continuing no-till systems in your fields this year, you might want to make a few adjustments before you get rolling this spring, one expert says. Most years ...

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Green arrows for all commodities By: Mike McGinnis 04/02/2013 @ 7:14am

DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--After falling 94¢ in the last two trading sessions, the CME Group corn market is poised to trade higher Tuesday. Soybean and wheat markets are seen higher too.  The ...

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