Entries for September 2015
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30 Sep 2015
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- USDA's quarterly Grain Stocks report pegged year-end supplies of corn at 1.73 billion bushels and soybeans 191 million bushels, within the range of pre-report expectations. It also reduced old-crop soybean production by 41.7 mb to 3.93 bb. Wheat production came in below the range of pre-report ...
30 Sep 2015
By Del DeterlingProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor Editor's Note: As soon as a seed is planted, it's a battle for survival against Mother Nature. Little wonder that farmers are constantly embracing new production systems, technologies and tools to improve a crop's resiliency and to mitigate the risks of changing climate. Those efforts will beco...
30 Sep 2015
By Dan DavidsonDTN Contributing Agronomist Cover crops provide multiple benefits to the soil and next year's crop. The trick is to get them seeded in a timely manner. I have been seeding fall covers for a decade -- mostly cereal rye and mostly too late. I haven't had good experiences with aerial seeding into standing corn and soybeans in northeast...
30 Sep 2015
DTN Closing Grain Comments 09/30 13:48 Soybeans, Wheat Gain On USDA Reports USDA's reporting of lower-than-expected September 1 supplies of soybeans and wheat helped lift November soybeans to their highest close in five weeks and December Chicago wheat to its highest close in seven weeks. December corn ended modestly lower after corn stocks were ro...
30 Sep 2015
DTN Closing Grain Comments 09/30 13:48 Soybeans, Wheat Gain On USDA Reports USDA's reporting of lower-than-expected September 1 supplies of soybeans and wheat helped lift November soybeans to their highest close in five weeks and December Chicago wheat to its highest close in seven weeks. December corn ended modestly lower after corn stocks were ro...