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Many growers around Ohio are seeing, firsthand, the benefits of seed treatment during early germination. DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Mike Gahn says the technology is better today than just 5 years ago. Listen to his conversation with Ty Higgins.
ListenResearchers at Rabo AgriFinance have released the Rabobank Q2 Fertilizer Report, which finds the cool, wet conditions across the Midwest are contributing to a delay in the normal fertilizer restocking cycle, resulting in uncertainty in the 2013 Q2 fertilizer markets. Ty Higgins gets the details from the group’s Senior Vice President, Sterling Liddell.
ListenFor the 4th year in a row, the Ohio Soybean Association will conduct the state’s Soybean Yield Contest and every year gets closer to that 100 bushels per acre number. Adam Ward from OSA has the contest details.
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Even though the planting window for corn is narrowing, DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Chasitie Euler advises to stick with the original plan until the calendar flips to June. Ty Higgins has more.
ListenA market sell-off began shortly after Friday’s USDA Supply and Demand Report for May. Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics goes over the numbers with Ty Higgins and weighs in on the possibility of corn acres being switched over to beans.
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Getting fields off to a good germination start requires many conditions to be just right. DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Tate Cockerill goes over those important protocols with Ty Higgins.
ListenMark-up of the next Farm Bill is expected to take place later this week. Currently, there are three basic farm programs in play. Ty Higgins shares the details.
ListenDuPont Crop Protection Technical Sales Agronomist Scott Sooy emphasizes that the later planting dates for corn are no reason to panic.
ListenThis week, the formation of the Ohio Agriculture Council was revealed by The Humane Society of The United States. The VP of the Center for Food and Animal Issues with the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Mike Baumgartner, says aspects of the council are disappointing.
ListenThe prospects for yields in a corn field begin right after it is planted. WinField’s Catherine White explains how to get a fast start to corn in this report from Ty Higgins.
Listen| Commodity | Month | Last | Change |
| Electronic Corn | Jul | $6.5975 | -0.0225 |
| Electronic Corn | Sep | $5.6150 | -0.0200 |
| Electronic Corn | Dec | $5.3325 | -0.0150 |
| Electronic Soybeans | Jul | $14.8900 | - 0.1050 |
| Electronic Soybeans | Aug | $14.0875 | - 0.0575 |
| Electronic Soybeans | Sep | $12.9775 | - 0.0175 |
| Electronic SRW Wheat | Jul | $7.0300 | -0.0025 |
| Electronic SRW Wheat | Sep | $7.1000 | +0.0025 |
| Electronic SRW Wheat | Dec | $7.2225 | -0.0075 |
| Electronic Soybean Meal | Jul | $434.2 | - 2.8 |
| Electronic Soybean Meal | Aug | $409.1 | - 1.5 |
| Electronic Soybean Meal | Sep | $381.7 | - 1.5 |
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| Commodity | Month | Last | Change |
| Denatured Fuel Ethanol | Jun | $2.627 | -0.019 |
| Denatured Fuel Ethanol | Jul | $2.494 | -0.019 |
| Denatured Fuel Ethanol | Aug | $2.381 | -0.006 |
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| Commodity | Month | Last | Change |
| Live Cattle | Jun | $119.125 | - 0.875 |
| Live Cattle | Aug | $118.200 | - 1.025 |
| Live Cattle | Oct | $121.700 | - 0.825 |
| Lean Hogs | Jun | $94.200 | - 0.350 |
| Lean Hogs | Jul | $93.025 | - 0.400 |
| Lean Hogs | Aug | $91.800 | - 0.275 |
| Feeder Cattle | May | $131.625 | +0.000 |
| Feeder Cattle | Aug | $142.650 | - 1.675 |
| Feeder Cattle | Sep | $144.950 | - 1.750 |
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| Commodity | Month | Last | Change |
| MILK CLASS III | May | $18.51 | +0.01 |
| MILK CLASS III | Jun | $18.29 | - 0.05 |
| MILK CLASS III | Jul | $0.00 | 0.00 |
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May 23, 2013
Analysis of today's markets from Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics