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Don’t let winter’s rainfall make you forget about looming water issues

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:26:00 +0000

It’s difficult to think too much about drought, water-use efficiency, and other such things when the ground underneath your feet is so wet you can’t get your planter into the field.

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Incentives to U.S. railroads could boost ag shipments, save millions for farmers

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:50:00 +0000

Boosting federal investment tax credits and accelerated depreciation schedules for railroads could mean millions of dollars annually in savings to the U.S. soybean industry.

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Conservation-tillage pollution claims hard to understand

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:05:00 +0000

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is taking no-till to task, claiming that the practice is linked to increased waterway pollution.

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Farmland — gold you can eat

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:32:00 +0000

Talk of bubbles or crashes hasn’t put a dent in the farmland market, and if the end is nigh — nobody is blinking.

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Learn to identify venomous snakes, respect their space

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:48:00 +0000

As one of the most misunderstood reptiles, the snake seems to bear the brunt of man’s fear of nature.

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Ethanol versus big oil is confusing at best

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:46:00 +0000

High fuel prices should keep demand for ethanol up and demand for corn good, and subsequently prices should be good.

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White House 2014 budget: USDA, crop insurance and conservation programs take hit

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:24:00 +0000

The White House budget proposal for 2014 would do away with direct payments to farmers and slash funding for the USDA.

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Surviving adversity is a process not a comeback

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:35:00 +0000

It's not the hard times that define a person. It’s how he responds to those rough spots.

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A buyer’s market for urea?

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:48:00 +0000

According to a report by Rabobank, structural changes in the global urea industry could lead to lower urea prices after 2015.

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Farmers themselves prove to be best ambassadors when it comes to making the case for agriculture

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:13:00 +0000

I don’t know about you, but there are times lately when I cringe whenever our congressional members and state legislators, for one reason or another, attract or seek out the attention of the national spotlight.

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USDA Planting Intentions timing off for Southern corn producers

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:21:00 +0000

Southern corn growers are at a disadvantage when it comes to the release date of USDA's March Planting Intentions report.

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Stock market soars, but economy plods along

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:04:00 +0000

The economy has been tanking for months, yet the stock market keeps setting new highs every day.

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Don’t count peanuts out for 2013 planting season

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:53:00 +0000

If you had asked me around Christmas time how many peanuts Southeast growers would plant this April and May, I would have said maybe half a crop.

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Springtime sanctity drives turkey hunters to the woods

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:31:00 +0000

Members of this woodland world have been waiting all winter for the chance to talk turkey, and its arrival leaves them both energized and humbled.

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Is a fearless female leader what U.S. agriculture needs?

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:23:00 +0000

We might want to look to Brazil for some valuable lessons on how to improve our plight via hard-nosed business and political practices.

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