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2023.11.09
Soil and plant health paid big dividends this year — taking care of yourself will too
XtremeAg farmers reflect on their practices for keeping their crops and mental health strong in the 2023 growing season.
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2023.11.08
Corn and soybean harvests in Iowa continue at steady pace
“Corn and soybean harvest is beginning to wind down thanks to more agreeable weather, though there is still plenty of farm and field work left to finish up yet this fall,” said Mike Naig, Iowa's agriculture secretary.
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2023.11.08
Lagging US wheat shipments plunge to all-time low
NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Nov 6 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat shipments typically weaken at this time of year as soybean exports take the stage, but last week’s decline was unprecedented, reflecting the United States’ shrinking share of world wheat trade.
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2023.11.07
Soybean replanting concerns in major growing regions of Brazil
The weather pattern in Brazil continues to be mixed with cooler and wetter weather in southern Brazil but hotter and drier weather in some of the major soybean-producing regions, including Mato Grosso.
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2023.11.06
Soybeans close at highest price in 7 weeks | Friday, November 3, 2023
Corn and wheat also end the day in the green.
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2023.11.03
Kansas State University to lead climate change food-strengthening initiative
K-State will lead the Feed the Future Climate Resilient Cereals Innovational Lab, or CRCIL, focusing on sorghum, millet, wheat and rice as major world crops that need to be protected.
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2023.11.02
Farmers are concerned about winter wheat emergence
Unusually dry weather speeds harvest along, but has farmers concerned about wheat emergence this fall.
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2023.11.01
USDA Crop Progress report: Corn harvest almost two-thirds complete
Corn and soybean harvest progress remains ahead of schedule, according to USDA.
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2023.10.31
USDA says $3 billion available to offset 2022 disasters
Row crop and specialty crop growers are eligible for more than $3 billion from the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to offset losses from natural disasters in 2022, said the USDA.
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2023.10.30
New legal tool can help governments get food systems back on track
The world has faced an onslaught of crises in the last five years. The COVID-19 pandemic. Climate change. War and conflict. Agrifood systems have been hit hard—with millions more people now facing hunger and malnutrition.