Coupled with a lack of moisture in the western and central Corn Belt, rising temperatures -- from which the region has received respite this week with cooler-than-normal temperatures in the 70s -- will ratchet up the stress on crops, according to Thursday's Freese-Notis Weather, inc., weather market commentary. Corn plants are showing the tell-tale signs of drought stress in western parts of the Corn Belt, and forecasters say it may be some time before Mother Nature provides relief from...

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Indiana currently ranks fourth in soybean production in the United States, with about 28,000 farmers cultivating more than 5.4 million acres a year. The mother-son team went into the soy byproduct business, providing items such as soy candles, animal feed, soy hand and body lotion and soy massage creams. She and son Richard Culler, 58, devised a plan that would keep her busy and help maintain their 800-acre soybean, wheat and corn farm. Suffering from a skin condition and fed up with...

July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Soybean futures in Chicago fell for the first day in seven after reaching a three-year high as some investors bet recent gains were overdone and a government forecast showed a lower-than-expected drop in U. Reserve supplies before next year's harvest will fall to 245 million bushels from 320 million forecast a month ago, the U. Soybeans rose 2 percent yesterday, extending gains to 6.7 percent from the July 3 close, on forecasts for expanding drought conditions that...

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Shuler's letter offers six changes to the Farm Bill -- help specialty crop growers, provide a reliable and consistent disaster assistance program for farmers and protect Western North Carolina's environment. While these crops are important to America's food supply, they do not represent the majority of American family farmers. We can no longer ignore the specialty growers and the true family farmers for the benefit of a few gigantic agri-businesses. The Bush administration proposes...

Extension agents coordinate both aphid and soybean rust counts in designated plots across northern soybean states, as well as parts of southern Canada. Until last year, the Web site only focused on soybean rust; now, it includes soybean aphids. Thanks to a USDA Web site that monitors populations at numerous locations farmers have a new tool to help aphid control efforts this year. Prices updated daily at market closing. Some years are worse than others, and it varies by location, as well....

It's also worth keeping an eye and ear out for rust, although again, as in the past two seasons, it doesn't appear to be shaping up to be a season that would favor rust moving this far north early enough to cause damage. But Cobbler says he's definitely seeing more symptoms and hearing more about potassium deficiency in soybeans this year than in the recent past. You'll hear talk about soybean aphids and rust down at the fertilizer dealer or even your local coffee shop. It may seem like an...

The combination of improved near term Midwest weather conditions, a lack ofunderlying cash support, and technical weakness joined forces to loosen bullishtraders' grip on the market, said Chad Henderson, analyst with PrimeAgricultural Consultants in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The combination of improved near term Midwest weather conditions, a lack ofunderlying cash support, and technical weakness joined forces to loosen bullishtraders' grip on the market, said Chad Henderson, analyst with...