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U.S. Corn, Soybean Crops Are Still Going Backward, USDA Says

News

8/19/2019 3:17 pm

A Weak Start For Corn, Soybean Prices Monday

Markets

8/19/2019 1:37 pm

Pro Farmer Crop Tour Finds Below Average Corn Yield in Northwest Ohio

Markets

8/19/2019 11:00 am

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Digital Divide Persists, Though 53% of Farms Conduct Business on Internet

News

8/19/2019 8:46 am

Crop News

Disease Concerns Necessitate Thorough Cleaning of Seed Wheat

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Soil Health Digest: 20 Things Every Farmer Needs to Know

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Oversupply Drops LP Gas Prices. Time To Contract For Corn Drying?

Article

Farming 101: Planting Wheat

Article

Market Commodity Prices

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Click on commodity to view all contracts. Data displayed for corn, soybeans, and wheat is for the nearby crop.

Commodity	Last	Change	Open	High	Low	Volume	Date
Corn	365-0s	-6-0	367-2	368-2	363-2	62,273	08/19
Corn Sep19	365-0s	-6-0	367-2	368-2	363-2	62,273	08/19
Dec19	374-4s	-6-2	377-0	378-2	373-2	139,996	08/19
Soybean	854.000s	-13.250	862.250	865.000	852.000	10,837	08/19
Soybean Sep19	854.000s	-13.250	862.250	865.000	852.000	10,837	08/19
Nov20	927.000s	-11.250	933.500	935.500	925.500	1,242	08/19
Wheat	465-4s	-5-2	469-0	470-4	464-0	35,760	08/19
Wheat Sep19	465-4s	-5-2	469-0	470-4	464-0	35,760	08/19
Jul20	489-6s	-5-2	491-2	493-4	487-0	4,432	08/19
Lean Hogs	64.025s	2.025	62.325	64.475	62.150	17,566	08/19
Lean Hogs - Oct19	64.025s	2.025	62.325	64.475	62.150	17,566	08/19
Live Cattle	98.225s	0.175	98.925	99.925	98.100	22,452	08/19
Live Cattle - Oct19	98.225s	0.175	98.925	99.925	98.100	22,452	08/19
CME Cotton #2	0.592	-0.009	0.000	0.592	0.592	0	08/19
CME Cotton #2 - Dec19	0.592	-0.009	0.000	0.592	0.592	0	08/19

Maxwell Foods Selling 45,000 Sows to Clemens Food Group

Livestock

Maxwell Foods, based in Goldsboro, North Carolina, is selling 30,000 sows in North Carolina and 15,000 sows in Indiana to Clemens Food Group, Hatfield, Pennsylvania.

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Being A Bad Influence

Family

Every kid needs a bad influence, and trust me, they’ll find one. The best you can hope for is a bad influence with a few scruples.

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Don’t Cut Corners on Cow Diets

Livestock

Cutting corners on cow nutrition may save on feed costs in the short term, but the long-range consequences could be more costly and more far reaching than expected.

Article

3 Big Things Today, August 19

News

Soybean and corn futures were lower in overnight trading on weather.

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Article

Texas Travel and Meeting Phoenix

Family

Jerry travels to Texas for the county agricultural agents annual meeting.

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Mediation Can Help Resolve Lease, Farm Transition, Neighbor Disputes

Farm Management

Michigan farmers can now mediate a wide range of disputes at no cost through the Michigan Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Unbelievable Shop/Office with Room for Used Parts Business

Don Landoll’s 1950 Ford 8N Tractor

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Shop-Modified Planter for Lid Storage

I designed a rack to hold all four seed tender hopper cover lids. It bolts to the side of the seed tender. I used to leave them behind or... read more