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The Market's Fine Print
A Memorial Day to Avoid
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Ethanol Futures Gain on Higher Corn
5/22 05:13PM
Current Sugar Policy Survives
Push to Open US to More Imports Fails
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DTN Closing Dairy Comments
Butter Stocks Soar
5/22 04:07PM
Ag Groups Endorse Immigration Bill
Bill Creates Two New Ag Visa Programs
5/22 03:51PM
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Lean Hog Futures Explode Thanks to Impressive Fundamentals
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5/22 03:05PM
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Cotton Closes Mixed As July Discount Widens
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Another Look at July Soybeans

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Top Corn, Soybean States See High Rate of Improvement in Drought Conditions

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Durbin Seeks Vote on Crop Insurance Means Testing

Minding Ag's Business

Truth Serum for Crop Insurance Costs

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The "Seventy-Percenters"

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Spot Ethanol Prices Boosted by Bullish EIA Supply Data

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Technology Speeds Planting

Harrington's Sort & Cull

June Naysayers

South America Calling

Monsanto Suffers Key Court Loss on Brazil RR1 Royalties

An Urban's Rural View

When Left and Right Meet on the Farm Bill

Machinery Chatter

Honda Rolls Out 2-Seater Pioneer 700

Editors' Notebook

APHIS Blast Unwise

Contract Month Last Chg High Low
ELEC. CORN[10] Jul-13 657'0 -1'4 658'0 655'2
Dec-13 530'6 0'2 532'4 529'2
ELEC. SOYBEANS[10] Jul-13 1496'4 2'2 1502'4 1491'0
Nov-13 1239'6 1'0 1249'0 1238'0
ELEC. WHEAT[10] Jul-13 690'4 2'0 691'0 687'0
Dec-13 711'4 1'0 711'4 708'6
ELEC. HRW WHEAT[10] Jul-13 745'4 2'2 745'4 741'4
Dec-13 765'6 -0'4 767'2 764'0
ELEC. HRS WHEAT[10] Jul-13 807'2 -0'4 810'2 807'0
Dec-13 803'6s 1'2 --- ---
LIVE CATTLE[10] Jun-13 120.000s -1.100 121.300 119.750
Aug-13 119.225s -1.150 120.400 118.925
FEEDER CATTLE[10] May-13 131.625s -0.275 131.800 131.525
Aug-13 144.325s -2.150 145.650 144.200
MILK CLASS III[10] May-13 18.50s -0.01 --- ---
Jul-13 18.39s -0.12 --- ---
ELEC. COTTON # 2[10] Jul-13 83.63 0.21 83.83 83.42
Oct-13 --- --- --- ---
Wed, May 22, 2013 10:54 PM CDT    *Quotes are in market time.
Delay is indicated in brackets.
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Markets
DTN Closing Grain Comments July Corn Leads Grains Higher 5/22 1:47PM
July corn closed higher on Wednesday with support from increased U.S. ethanol production and the continuation of strong basis levels after Monday's Crop Progress report. July soybeans posted their highest close in over seven months in spite of much lower basis levels reported on Tuesday. July Kansas City wheat closed higher with ongoing drought conditions hurting the U.S. hard red winter wheat crop.
Weather
More Light Showers Thursday 5/22 12:40PM
Thursday will feature mostly light showers for the northeast and east-central areas of the Midwest and through the middle Atlantic region. Mainly dry elsewhere in the U.S. and Canadian Prairies crop and livestock areas.
Crops
Honey Bee Cause No Easy Answer on Bee Health 5/2 2:12PM
A new report blames multiple factors for the challenges in honeybee deaths and declines.
Science in Sight Syngenta Opens New Lab
Corn Pops Need a Population Change for Late-Planted Corn?
When Planting Gets Late How to Handle Soybean Delays
Livestock
Synchronization Pros Breed the Herd in One Day 5/20 10:45AM
For brothers Phil and Jim Ham, heat synchronization is not negotiable. They breed 350 cows and heifers using AI for at least one service, and say it's a job they wouldn't want to attempt without synchronization.
Mimic the Bison Creating a River of Cattle
USDA Faces COOL Deadline New Label Requirements Go Into Effect Thursday
Ask The Vet Plan Ahead For a Successful AI Program
Land Management
Dirt Disciple Reducing Global Erosion and Soil Perservation 5/20 12:45PM
Author preaches agriculture needs to reform farming practices to reduce global erosion and preserve the soil for generations.
A Game of Inches Texas Panhandle Farmers Create New Ideas for Saving Water
Conservation Partners Maximizing Soil, Water Quality Management
Gulke: Production Potential
Farm Business
Senior Partners - 4 From Here to Eternity 5/10 6:33AM
For sentimental or practical reasons, some owners want their farmland to stay in family hands for generations to come. Sharing family stories builds commitment, but buy-sell agreements can impose disincentives to liquidate.
Taxpayer Bloat or Farmer Safety Net? Raising Cain Over Crop Insurance
Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends Some Farmers Facing N Dilemmas
Equipment
Top 5 Farm Machinery Trends Today My List: Top 5 Farm Machinery Trends Today 5/20 12:48PM
Nowadays, everyone has a list and not to be outdone, DTN reporter Russ Quinn, has come up with his own list -- The Top 5 Farm Machinery Trends -- for this year.
Russ's Vintage Iron Russ's Vintage Iron: Vintage Vegetable/Chicken Farming
A Booming Plant Opening Kubota Opens Tractor Assembly Plant in Georgia
Kubota Wants a Bigger Machinery Stake Kubota Searches for a Large Farm Machinery Match
Ag Policy
USDA Faces COOL Deadline New Label Requirements Go Into Effect Thursday 5/20 11:34AM
Despite complaints from Canada and Mexico, USDA has moved ahead with attempts to rewrite its rule following a trade case in the WTO against the U.S. that concluded USDA's original label discriminated against livestock from other countries. Canada has threatened to offer a list of U.S. products for retaliatory tariffs if the new rule goes into effect.
Farm Bill Floor Debate Begins White House Backs Senate Bill as Senators Target Insurance for Tobacco
Current Sugar Policy Survives Push to Open US to More Imports Fails
Storing Fertilizer On-Farm Fertilizer Storage Regulations Vary by State
Farm Life
Taxpayer Bloat or Farmer Safety Net? Raising Cain Over Crop Insurance 5/20 11:00AM
One of the creators of modern crop insurance now takes the thankless job as its chief critic. He admits "maybe only five people in Congress" share his views to raise premiums and eliminate the popular harvest-price coverage.
Food Aid Reform Stalls Senators Want Food for Peace Program Left Alone
Ag Colleges Get Grads Job Ready
From Here to Eternity Senior Partners: From Here to Eternity
Featured Column
The Market's Fine Print A Memorial Day to Avoid 5/22 7:35PM
While there will be plenty of charcoal burned during Memorial Day next Monday, it should surprise no one if Aunt Betty passes or skimps in the face of record-high beef prices, going extra heavy on the fried chicken and potato salad.
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Law of the Land Who Is Responsible For Road Repair? 5/4 10:44AM
Logging trucks of another landowner creating road problems.