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Harvest is a good time to think about changes for next year

Plenty of rain has caused harvest delays and yield losses in fields across the state. While nothing can be changed about that at this point in the cro...

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August beef exports above last year while pork trended lower

Fueled by a near-record performance in Taiwan and a rebound in South Korea, August exports of U.S. beef increased year-over-year, according to data re...

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More farmers using drones than ever

Just a few years ago, drones were a novelty in the agricultural world. Today they are being used in ever increasing numbers and are becoming a major p...

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Chinese buyers book another large round of U.S. soybeans

Chinese state-owned trading firms have purchased another 10 to 13 cargoes of U.S. soybeans, adding to a major round of buying earlier this week and si...

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