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Delta Farm Press
Corn & Soybean Digest
  • Did August Weather Reduce Corn Yield Potential?
    Recent strength in corn prices is related to concerns that the U.S. average yield may fall short of the USDA's Aug. 12 forecast of 165 bu., says Darrel Good, a University of Illinois agricultural economist.
  • Valuing Manure Nutrient Resources For Corn and Soybean Fields
    A fundamental question often asked by agricultural producers is how they should value manure as a nutrient resource. This essential question should be asked by those who have access to manure because it allows a way to quantify the economic value of that material. If this question were directed at commercially produced materials, the answer would be straightforward. With manure, however, a number of parameters need to be considered including the composition of manure, the source variability and the need for the nutrients based upon soil test information.
Beef
  • Basic business-management questions for the ranch
    There are four, basic business-management questions a ranch family should ask itself
  • Now, Can We Take A Step Back?
    The big meeting in Fort Collins last Friday went pretty much according to script, with both viewpoints on the proposed GIPSA rules being stated and restated. It would be interesting to know if there was a single person in attendance who changed their position as a result of the