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What Are Field Ruts Doing To Your Corn Yield?

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Three of the past five falls have been wet enough to cause field equipment to create significant ruts across the fields. Growers are asking, “What is the carry-over effect of ruts on crop growth and yield?” To find the answer, I performed GPS analysis on seven pairs of ruts and neighbouring non-rutted area in four
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DuPont Says New Corn Seed Yields Better In Droughts

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DuPont said on Jan. 5 it was launching a new corn seed that would yield better in “water-limited” environments, as growers around the world seek ways to maximize production during droughts. DuPont, which owns Pioneer Hi-Bred, one of the world’s largest agricultural seed companies, is introducing a limited quantity of the corn hybrids for planting
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Good Corn Yields And Quality

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Manitoba corn yields and quality are believed to be higher than average this year, in part because of better weather, but also because of improved varieties. And the quest for even better corn hybrids for Manitoba is getting a boost from a new research project involving corn growers in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada
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Aeration Key To Storing 16 To 20 Per Cent Moisture Corn

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Corn harvested at moisture contents up to 20 per cent can be stored safely during the winter with aeration, North Dakota State University’s grain-drying expert says. Corn at 20 per cent moisture has an allowable storage time of about 25 days at 15.5 C, 50 days at 10 C, 90 days at 4.4 C and
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China Faces 2010-11 Corn Deficit Of Up To Seven Million Tonnes

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China could face a corn shorfall of up to seven million tonnes this year, a leading industry analyst said Oct. 21, after sharply cutting his estimate of the coming year’s harvest. Purchases by the world’s second- largest corn consumer of as much as 1.3 millions tonnes this year, its biggest imports in 15 years, have
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Decorative Corn Perfect For Fall Displays

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I have often admired decorative corn in catalogues and at some garden markets in the fall but I had only attempted to grow it once a number of years ago. It requires a long growing season and a hot summer to enable it to mature before fall frost strikes. My experiment was unsuccessful as the
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U. S. Corn Not Meeting China’s Quality Standards – for Aug. 5, 2010

China has questioned the quality of genetically modified corn delivered from the United States this month, the China National Grains and Oils Information Center (CNGOIC) said July 27. China’s COFCO Co. Ltd. ordered its first shipment of genetically modified U. S. corn in May. It has sought corn imports after a gap of four years
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Flowers You Can Eat – for Jul. 29, 2010

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Garnishing with edible flowers can add an exotic and creative touch to a meal, not to mention a splash of colour and culinary interest. Some of the more popular edibles are: marigolds, squash blossoms, dianthus, nasturium and violets. If you add some flowers to your food be sure to follow these precautions: Make sure you
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Black Sea States To Boost Maize Exports

Major maize producers in the Black Sea region Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and Romania are likely to boost production by 13 per cent to 25.8 million tonnes in 2010 from 22.851 million in 2009, an analyst said on May 12. UkrAgroConsult agriculture consultancy said in a statement the four states were also likely to increase maize
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Two-Tiered Pricing Seen As U. S. Corn Spoils In Bins

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A two-tiered market for corn is developing across the U. S. Midwest as processors and ethanol plants boost bids for high-quality supplies and penalize farmers for delivering subpar grain. The pricing dynamic is expected to become more pronounced as a portion of a record 13.2-billion-bushel crop remains in storage while warmer weather in the coming

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