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Fertilizer Prices Likely to Decline in 2009 (1/14/2009)
Wholesale fertilizer prices have declined dramatically in the last six months. This likely will lead to lower prices that farmers pay for fertilizers. Lower fertilizer prices then may lead to an increase in corn profitability relative to soybean profitability. More... |
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USDA Reports Send Crop Prices Lower (1/12/2009)
On January 12, the USDA released its Annual Crop Production report, the quarterly Grain Stocks report, the annual Winter Wheat Seedings report, and the monthly update of world supply and consumption forecasts. More... |
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Questions and Answers About the ACRE Provision of the 2008 Farm Bill (1/9/2009)
This document describes the ACRE program, a choice farmers have for receiving Federal farm commodity payments. More... |
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Empirical Confidence Intervals for WASDE Forecasts of Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Prices (1/9/2009)
This study investigates empirical methods of generating prediction intervals for WASDE forecasts of corn, soybean, and wheat prices over the 1980/81 through 2006/07 marketing years. More... |
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National Standards for Sustainable Agriculture: A Process Update (1/5/2009)
In April 2007, Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) proposed a draft Sustainable Agriculture Practice Standard for Food, Fiber and Biofuel Crop Producers and Agricultural Product Handlers and Processors (commonly referred to as SCS-001). More... |
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