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National Corn Planting Progress Ties All Time Record
May 21, 2013 By Katie Miller Leave a Comment
What a difference a week makes, especially if its a dry one. Farmers who had delayed planting corn due to cool, wet conditions hit the fields in force last week planting enough acres to bring progress within eight points of the five-year average according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released today. As of [...]
ShareEfforts Underway to Limit Confusion on Names of Beef Cuts
May 20, 2013 By Katie Miller Leave a Comment
A flat iron steak by any other name is still a tender and delicious beef steak; but the fact that it has also been called other names, including top blade steak and top chuck steak, can be confusing to consumers. That is why Ron Frederick, executive director of the South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC), [...]
ShareUS Ag Secretary Vilsack Prefers Senate Version of Farm Bill
May 20, 2013 By Katie Miller Leave a Comment
U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack responded Friday to the action taken by the House and Senate Agriculture Committees to move toward passage of a five-year, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. He said the Senate bill would help revitalize the rural economy by supporting agricultural trade, local and regional food systems, renewable energy and biobased [...]
ShareRaboBank Report Finds Late Planting Will Bring Uncertainty to Nutrient Markets
May 17, 2013 By Katie Miller Leave a Comment
Cool, wet conditions in much of the Midwest and concerns regarding future weather will delay the normal cycle of fertilizer restocking, bringing significant uncertainty to the 2013 Q2 fertilizer markets, according to a new report released by researchers at the Rabobank International Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) group. The report finds that, overall, [...]
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