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'Boom' in ag; 164-bushel corn? By: Jeff Caldwell 01/11/2012 @ 3:41pm

It's been a week of looking ahead for U.S. farmers, with a lot of questions about how policy changes and business trends will affect crop and livestock production ...

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Ag Week Connections By: CHERYL TEVIS 03/15/2011 @ 12:35pm

See how one farm group is connecting with food consumers.

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Preparing A Marketing Plan By: Agriculture.com Staff 11/09/2010 @ 1:02pm

Bill Havertape, cofounder of Midwest Strategic Investments, Inc., and well-known grain marketing commentator based in ...

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3 ways to improve grain marketing results By: Alan Kluis 09/08/2010 @ 4:59pm

"What happened to your projected seasonal rally in corn and soybeans?” asked a frustrated farmer from eastern Nebraska in early June. I told him that every year is different and that the late-June time ...

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Find the right tires for your trailer By: Michelle Thilges 09/08/2010 @ 2:46pm

Rob Sagar has seen tires that are 20 years old on some trailers.Although the tires may not have been used much, Sagar suggests that maintaining tires and changing them out regularly will help prevent blowouts ...

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Alan Kluis: Major lows due in corn, soybeans this fall By: Agriculture.com Staff 07/28/2010 @ 12:00am

I began learning about charting and price cycles in 1974 when I first started trading in the commodity markets.I have to admit that as a college graduate with a degree in ag economics I was skeptical about the ...

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Ag Entrepreneur: A jump-start into farming By: Agriculture.com Staff 07/28/2010 @ 12:00am

Helping out on his parents' farm near Ramer, Tennessee, was a role Randy Stanfield fell into instinctively. He liked working long days and willingly climbed into the tractor seat in early mornings.Now, at ...

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Ag Entrepreneur By: Agriculture.com Staff 07/06/2010 @ 6:19pm

a {text-decoration:none} Diversity of production, niche markets, success in outside business ventures. These are just a few of the tools today's farmers are using to stoke their ...

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