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Farmers who rent their farmland have several options to maintain a good working relationship with their landlords. (DTN file photo)
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Fri Sep 5, 2008 08:16 AM CDT
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How to Write a Better Flex Cash Lease
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Variable cash rents offer a fairer way to split the risks and rewards between landowners and renters, but be sure to check lease terms with the Farm Service Agency. Here's how to avoid a hassle when you set your yield and price bonus triggers.
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Cheap Land, Good Weather Help Expansion
Infrastructure Changes to Help Land Expansion
Fri Sep 5, 2008 07:41 AM CDT
Brazil has room for agricultural expansion. But when and where will growth take place? In the final of a three-part series, DTN talks to local producer Cezar Ceretta about growth prospects as well as challenges for farming in Brazil.
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Letter From the Editor
Variations on a Theme of Food, Glorious Food
Fri Sep 5, 2008 06:19 AM CDT
Thanks to the sharp rise in global food prices, the media is paying more attention to food than ever before. In three articles we noticed recently, the focus was on how much food the world is getting and how much is enough.
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Informa Sees Higher Corn Yield
Firm Boosts Soybean Estimates Also
Fri Sep 5, 2008 03:38 PM CDT
Informa boosted both corn and soybean production estimates from USDA's predictions in August.
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Weekend Weather to Feature Tropics
Tropical Weather Developments to Be Dominant Weekend Weather Feature Again
Fri Sep 5, 2008 03:41 PM CDT
The impact of Hurricane Ike and other tropical weather systems will be the highlight of the Sunday night E-CBOT session.
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The Progressive Farmer
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"I can think of no greater thrill than cooking steaks for these guys," says Kansas cattleman Bill Broadie, pictured with the Marine Reserves Company D Anti-Terrorism Battalion at the second steak feed
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Thu Sep 4, 2008 09:10 AM CDT
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Farmer and War Veteran Honors Troops With a Meal
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War veteran and fourth-generation cattleman Bill Broadie is working to support troops and beef up morale -- one savory steak at a time.
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Cooperative Marketing Pays
It's Not Easy Being Small
Thu Sep 4, 2008 09:13 AM CDT
The right marketing plan can give any size cattleman the advantages of the big boys.
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Question of the Day: Ask the Vet
Six Weeks of Separation
Thu Sep 4, 2008 09:15 AM CDT
How long should you keep calves separated from their mothers during weaning?
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Tip of the Day: Handy Devices
Hardware Caddy
Thu Sep 4, 2008 09:17 AM CDT
Ralph Bromm of Olney, Ill., made storing nuts, bolts and other kinds of hardware easy.
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DTN Blogs & Forums
DTN Market Matters Blog
More Delivery Points, Better Convergence
Starting with the July 2009 contract, the CME Group said it would like to add three additional delivery territories for wheat and increase storage rates for summer and fall contracts, in order to bring about convergence between futures and cash prices.
DTN Ethanol Blog
Tennessee Ethanol Plant to Open in October
Ethanol Grain Processors LLC plans to start producing ethanol at its 110-million-gallon plant in Rives, Tenn., the Memphis Business Journal said. "It is expected to open in October and employ about 40 people when operations begin," the Business Journal said.
DTN Ag Weather Forum
Weekend Weather Audio Feature
A weekly Friday weather audio discussion gets you into the weekend.
DTN Production Blog
Nitrogen Deficient Corn
What caused all that yellow corn this season - too much or too little rain or both?
DTN Ag Policy Blog
Republicans Pan Party on Ethanol Position
Republican leaders in the Midwest say they disagree with what their party did Monday when it comes to the platform and ethanol.
Minding Ag's Business
Second Chance for Farm Mortgage Rates
Conventional wisdom since spring has been saying that long-term rates will be higher next year, perhaps 1.5 percentage points higher than their recent low last March. But just this week, the tides seem to be turning in credit markets and late-comers might have a second chance for some mortgage-rate relief before rates heat up again.
South America Calling
Deforestation: Up or Down?
Earlier this week, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, or INPE, released figures claiming that Amazon deforestation jumped 69 percent, from 1,861 square miles to 3,145 square miles, over the past 12 months.
Editor's Notebook
Variations on a Theme of Food, Glorious Food
Thanks to the sharp rise in global food prices, the media is paying more attention to food than ever before. In three articles we noticed recently, the focus was on how much food the world is getting and how much is enough.
In Other Media Blog
Despite Drought, Southeast Yields Improved
Despite a drought that is well into its third year, crops in the Deep South are expected to produce better yields this growing season thanks to some well-timed rainfall that fell over the region this summer, the Southeast Farm Press reported on Wednesday.
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Latest Markets
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DTN Closing Grain Comments
2:36PM
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Grains Post Sharp Losses on Friday
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(DTN illustration by Steve Negus)
Grain futures were under pressure throughout the day as traders weighed in on a number of bearish factors. Selling seemed to come from every corner of the market on Friday allowing few opportunities to rally.
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Last |
Chg |
High |
Low |
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CORN [10]
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Sep-08
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531'4s
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-17'6
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535'4
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527'0
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Dec-08
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548'4s
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-16'0
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552'0
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542'6
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ELECTRONIC CORN [10]
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Sep-08
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531'4s
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-17'6
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548'4
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526'6
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Dec-08
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548'4s
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-16'0
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562'6
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542'4
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SOYBEANS [10]
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Sep-08
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1180'0s
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-54'0
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1200'0
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1173'0
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Nov-08
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1177'0s
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-58'0
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1211'0
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1168'0
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ELECTRONIC SOYBEANS [10]
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Sep-08
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1180'0s
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-54'0
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1215'6
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1173'6
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Nov-08
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1177'0s
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-58'0
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1232'0
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1166'6
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WHEAT [10]
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Sep-08
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729'6s
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-25'4
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731'0
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727'4
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Dec-08
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751'4s
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-25'4
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755'0
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745'4
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HARD RED WINTER WHEAT [10]
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Sep-08
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773'0s
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-27'2
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773'0
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768'0
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Dec-08
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795'0s
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-24'0
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800'0
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788'0
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HARD RED SPRING WHEAT [10]
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Sep-08
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803'0s
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-31'0
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810'0
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798'6
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Dec-08
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815'2s
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-26'0
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825'0
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810'0
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LIVE CATTLE [10]
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Oct-08
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102.950s
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-0.350
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103.100
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102.425
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Dec-08
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104.950s
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-0.350
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105.100
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104.350
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FEEDER CATTLE [10]
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Sep-08
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111.125s
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0.350
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111.200
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110.450
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Oct-08
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110.675s
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0.300
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110.750
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109.900
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Fri, Sep 5, 2008 5:19 PM CDT
*Quotes are in market time.
Delay is indicated in brackets.
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Last |
Chg |
High |
Low |
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NATIONAL CORN INDEX [15]
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5.1413
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0.0306
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5.1413
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5.1413
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