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24 Aug 2015
By Cheri ZagurskiDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn and soybean conditions held steady in the week ended Aug. 23, according to USDA's latest Crop Progress report. Eight-five percent of the corn crop is in the dough stage and 39% is in the dent stage, compared to 71% and 21% last week and five-year averages of 81% and 43%. Corn was rated 10% po...
24 Aug 2015
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- United Suppliers, Inc., and Land O'Lakes, Inc., have approved a merger of the Iowa and Minnesota ag retailers that will combine the companies' seed, crop protection and crop nutrients divisions, the companies announced in a joint news release Monday. The companies expect to close on the merger in Octo...
24 Aug 2015
By Mark ParkerProgressive Farmer Contributor Beef producers across most of the nation should find ample hay and feedstuff supplies this winter, along with moderating prices. "In the national hay complex, during 2014 and into 2015, we are seeing a trend toward normal prices and normal stocks," said Jessica Sampson, an economist with the Livestock Ma...
21 Aug 2015
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The 2015 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour estimates a U.S. corn yield of 164.3 bushels per acre and a soybean yield of 46.5 bpa. Both of these are lower than the USDA's latest estimates, 168.8 bpa and 46.9 bpa, respectively. These yields equate to 2015 corn production of 13.323 billion bushels and soybea...
21 Aug 2015
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor HADDONFIELD, N.J. (DTN) -- Recently released opinion surveys of farm real estate trends show key Midwest land values stuck in neutral or sliding below 2014 levels. But bankers, farmers and real estate appraisers may be overreacting in areas where crops look great. Actual Iowa land sales in four dozen coun...