U.S. Crop Newsletter -2015

Cation exchange capacity is a measurement of the amount of clay, type of clay and amount of organic matter found in the soil.

The EPA and Department of the Army will create a new WOTUS definition to provide clarity for farmers and others.

Reduce the axle loads of both the combine and grain carts by not loading them to full capacity, a soil management professor said.

Planting high populations early can cause increased risk for lodging potential, university researchers said.

Northern corn leaf blight, rust, and gray leaf spot have been easy to find at low levels in many fields, a plant pathologist said.

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Corn Sep 19
358-4	358-4	355-4	355-4s	+1-0

Feeder Cattle Sep 19
136.750	137.225	136.350	136.500s	-0.350

Lean Hogs Oct 19
64.725	66.850	63.875	66.475s	+3.300

Live Cattle Oct 19
98.975	99.550	98.000	98.075s	-0.650

Soybean Sep 19
890-0	890-2	884-6	884-6s	+1-6

Wheat Sep 19
0-0	489-0	482-0	485-6s	unch

Cdn Dollar Sep 19
0.75730	0.75730	0.75285	0.75300s	-0.00400

An ag economist explains why farm debt is at its highest point since the 1980s, and offers some suggestions on ways to get it under control.

US$5 wheat is projected for the 2020 wheat crop, a grain marketing specialist said.

A good crop canopy and multiple available herbicides can keep this weed under control, ag experts said.

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