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Crop Report: Soybeans Fair Better While Corn Yields Fall

Posted on October 16, 2012 by tanya brown

Late season rains helped soybeans rebound according to the October USDA Crop Progress Report released yesterday. Despite the historic drought the overall planted areas for soybeans increased to 77.2 billion acres, up 1.1 billion from last month. Harvested acres also … Continue reading →

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USDA Officials Find Drought Tour ‘Sobering’

Posted on July 20, 2012 by tanya brown

Agriculture officials toured the scorched farmlands of Indiana this week to view the devastation and show support to farmers. Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service Undersecretary Michael Scuse and Indiana FSA Executive Director Julia Wickard said what they saw was sobering … Continue reading →

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