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How To Manage Expensive Nitrogen

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Managing your nitrogen (N) properly has never saved you so much money. Bob Hoeft University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign professor of soil fertility... More

Numbers Show How Livestock Benefits From Ethanol

| Source: National Corn Growers Association

When the USDA came out with corn production numbers that were revised upward to a bountiful 12.3 billion bushels, two areas of corn demand ... More


Experts Advise Cover Crops For Flooded Spots

| Source: Iowa Soybean Association

The floods are over and the floodwaters have receded, leaving barren areas in many farm fields where crops were drowned out and not... More

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Crop Ratings Mostly Steady to Lower
USDA’s rating of U.S. corn conditions held steady last week, but soybean conditions declined slightly as dry weather affected...

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USDA Crop Report
The USDA Crop Report issued on August 12 came in with a larger-than-expected crop production estimate for the 2008 corn crop in the...

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More Numbers Away From the Office
In my last Road Warrior stop, we discussed important financial numbers that producers need to keep top of mind while in the combine...

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The need to borrow money is the reality of doing business in today's new era of farming, says Chris Hurt, Purdue University Extension... More

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