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DuPont Pioneer Field Report – Benefits of seed treatments

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.

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Weather delaying fertilizer restocking in the Midwest

Researchers 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.

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2013 Ohio Soybean Yield Contest

For 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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USDA Ending Stock figures higher than expected

A 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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The three Farm Bill options

Mark-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.

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Ohio Farm Bureau’s take on the new HSUS council

This 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.

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The importance of a fast start for corn

The 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.

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