02/21/2022 SOURCE: www.chicagojournal.com
Growers who sell a bushel of corn in Illinois pay the checkoff to the marketing board to promote the industry. The money is used for research, marketing, and education.
Corn growers to vote on increasing checkoff next month
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture Global, Tobacco, Ag Africa,
Private sector committed to agric production
The Zimbabwe agricultural sector has been on a growth trajectory buoyed by an increase in output in traditional crops such as tobacco, maize, soya and wheat. Last season’s success has resulted in the agricultural sector posting an overall growth of 36,2 percent.
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02/17/2022 SOURCE: www.euronews.com
President Joe Biden is reviewing policies on biofuels as part of a broader effort to decarbonise the US economy by 2050.
Is this renewable biofuel worse for the climate than petrol?
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Water, Sustainability,
How the future of US corn, soybean and wheat production depends on sustainable groundwater use - Verve times
Spatial distribution of production loss by agricultural district from sustainable groundwater scenarios with varying recharge rates for corn (top map), soybean (middle map), and winter wheat (bottom map). Red, orange, yellow, and chartreuse dots show production lost by agricultural district for sustainable groundwater use scenarios based on 100% recharge, 75%—100% recharge, 50%—75% recharge, and 25%—50% […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Ag Asia / Pacific, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger,
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Ethanol/Biofuel, Carbon Farming,
Corn Saves America: Ethanol Policy Lessons Learned for Carbon Markets
Reflecting on this season of the AEI Presents: Corn Saves America podcast and policy lessons learned from ethanol that will help guide our thinking on the future of carbon markets.
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Water, Sustainability,
How the future of US corn, soybean and wheat production depends on sustainable groundwater use - Verve times
Spatial distribution of production loss by agricultural district from sustainable groundwater scenarios with varying recharge rates for corn (top map), soybean (middle map), and winter wheat (bottom map). Red, orange, yellow, and chartreuse dots show production lost by agricultural district for sustainable groundwater use scenarios based on 100% recharge, 75%—100% recharge, 50%—75% recharge, and 25%—50% […]
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01/27/2022 SOURCE: theconversation.com
Farmers are stuck in a chemical war against weeds, which have developed resistance to many widely used herbicides. Seed companies’ answer – using more varied herbicides – is causing new problems.
The herbicide dicamba was supposed to solve farmers' weed problems – instead, it's making farming harder for many of them
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Commodities, Markets/Pricing, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Trade (Commodities),
Weekly Corn Market Update 01/21/22 — Quartzite Risk Management LLC
Looking ahead to next week's trading in Dec22 corn futures, we would consider movement within the $5.5350-$5.7750 per bushel range to be unremarkable. Notable moves would extend to the $5.4000-$5.9125 per bushel range. Price action beyond that would be extreme.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Fungicides, Research,
Video: Dramatic visual evidence of the insect-resistant power of Bt maize, without chemical treatment
In clearing out my office recently I came across a DVD of the video Life in a standard and in Bt maize field that I had been given by Czech scientists in
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