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USDA boosts corn acres, cuts world wheat ending stock estimate in September WASDE

Real Agriculture

The USDA boosted its harvested area for corn by 774 thousand acres to 87.1 million acres, resulting in a U.S. The average corn yield for. Department of Agriculture’s September supply/demand report on Tuesday. corn production estimate of 15.1 billion bushels — slightly above trade expectations. Read More

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The Sharp Edge: Planting big acres and mitigating compaction with Cliff Horst

Real Agriculture

How do you cover acres quickly during planting season with big equipment without causing compaction and compromising yield? Cliff Horst and his brother, Dale, make it happen with a 24-row Harvest International planter and a Fendt 1038 tractor. The brothers farm in Perth County, Ont., The brothers farm in Perth County, Ont.,

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Early Iowa Corn Harvest Yields Surprise and Delight

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An early corn harvest is well underway in Iowa. And early-season uncertainties about yield have, for the most part, been calmed with early yield results. Iowa farmers have reported average or higher-than-average corn yields despite the drought, according to Iowa State University Extension field agronomists.

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Iowa Finishes Corn and Soybean Harvest With Optimistic Yield Results

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Almost all of Iowa’s corn and soybeans have been harvested as of the latest and final USDA crop update for 2023. Harvest for both crops concluded about a week ahead of the five-year average, primarily due to late-summer heat and drought conditions. But did adverse weather impact yields? Not as much as you’d think.

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Spring Wheat Harvest Surprises with Quality, Yields

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Spring wheat harvest is raising some eyebrows. Spring wheat yields in North Dakota have been reported to be anywhere from 35 to 95 bushels per acre with as little as 5 miles between fields. Still, some farmers only harvested 20 – 30 bushels per acre. Read more on spring wheat harvest and quality here.

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USDA Trims Yield, Increases Acreage for Corn, Soybeans in Latest WASDE

ProAg

The national average corn yield estimate fell from last month to 15.13 Corn acres increased by a whopping 800,000 to 94.9 million, bumping total projected harvest acres to 87.1 Soybean yields declined slightly to 50.1 bushels per acre, while total harvested acres increased to 83.6

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Colorado Grower Harvests 130.95 Bushel Wheat

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The National Wheat Yield Contest has crowned a winter. Marc Arnusch struck wheat yield gold in Keenseburg, Colorado. Comparing dryland entries based on the percentage by which their measured yield exceeds the five-year average for that county. bushels per acre, or 330.5% The post Colorado Grower Harvests 130.95

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