Entries for August 2015
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18 Aug 2015
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst It is not the first time USDA surprised markets with an unexpected number, and it's not the biggest surprise that USDA has ever pulled, but Wednesday's estimate that corn production will total 13.686 billion bushels was a tough punch in the gut to many hoping for a lower number. Dow Jones' pre-report survey found only one...
18 Aug 2015
By Cheri ZagurskiDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn conditions worsened slightly in the week ended August 16, according to USDA's latest Crop Progress report, while soybean conditions remained unchanged. Seventy-one percent of the crop is in the dough stage and 21% is in the dent stage, compared to 50% and 9% last week and five-year averages...
18 Aug 2015
GRAIN BELT WX ROUNDUP OHIO MORNING TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 815 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015 Values represent highs yesterday...lows over the last 12 hours and precipitation over the last 24 hours ending at 7 AM EST/8 AM EDT. M=Missing Data T=Trace NA=Not Available : .BR CLE 0818 ES DH00/TAIRZX/DH07/TA...
17 Aug 2015
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter NORTHFIELD, Minnesota (DTN) -- The southeast Minnesota rains came in June -- as they almost always do at Far-Gaze Farms. It was especially important to farmer Bruce Peterson and his family operation, as the farm is one of several that attempt to crack the cover crop code. The ground is frozen for nearly half the yea...
17 Aug 2015
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor HABILIND, Ohio (DTN) -- Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour scouts on a route through northwest Ohio saw a lot of soybean fields with drowned-out patches and corn lacking nitrogen. Prevented planting acres increased as scouts moved northwest from Columbus, Ohio. After five stops, scouts on this route averaged 159 bushels ...