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Food prices and the future
U.S. farmers wonder how drought will affect grain prices and next year’s crop. A prominent environmentalist’s big-picture take is that the drought is fueling a wave of food unrest worldwide.
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - Agweek - News
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U.S. farmers wonder how drought will affect grain prices and next year’s crop. A prominent environmentalist’s big-picture take is that the drought is fueling a wave of food unrest worldwide.
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Downsizing in drought
My husband and I recently made a tough decision regarding our flock of sheep.
Monday, October, 15, 2012 - Agweek - News
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My husband and I recently made a tough decision regarding our flock of sheep.
Monday, October, 15, 2012 - Agweek - News
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High land prices squeeze young farmers
High land prices are making it difficult for young farmers. In one of the most volatile and expensive land markets in history, they generally don’t have the financial resources to compete with established producers or investors. For those seeking a start, just renting a few acres is daunting. But they keep trying.
Friday, January, 18, 2013 - Minnesota Public Radio - News
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High land prices are making it difficult for young farmers. In one of the most volatile and expensive land markets in history, they generally don’t have the financial resources to compete with established producers or investors. For those seeking a start, just renting a few acres is daunting. But they keep trying.
Friday, January, 18, 2013 - Minnesota Public Radio - News
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Record freeze extends wheat crop damage
The coldest start ever to the wheat-growing season in Kansas and freezing weather across the southern Great Plains are compounding damage to U.S. crops already hurt by the worst drought since the 1930s.
Wednesday, April, 24, 2013 - Bloomberg - News
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The coldest start ever to the wheat-growing season in Kansas and freezing weather across the southern Great Plains are compounding damage to U.S. crops already hurt by the worst drought since the 1930s.
Wednesday, April, 24, 2013 - Bloomberg - News
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Federal Reserve says US farmers should guard against debt binge if incomes fall
U.S. grain farmers have enjoyed a rare combination of soaring prices and land values since 2009 but if incomes dip as expected they should be careful not to fall into the trap of borrowing against inflated land values, the Kansas City Federal Reserve said in a report on May 3.
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - - News
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U.S. grain farmers have enjoyed a rare combination of soaring prices and land values since 2009 but if incomes dip as expected they should be careful not to fall into the trap of borrowing against inflated land values, the Kansas City Federal Reserve said in a report on May 3.
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - - News
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USDA says corn acres will keep rising; mixed outlook for wheat, soybeans
Farmers in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota will, on balance, plant more corn this year than in 2012, according to USDA’s influential prospective plantings report issued March 28.
Thursday, March, 28, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Farmers in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota will, on balance, plant more corn this year than in 2012, according to USDA’s influential prospective plantings report issued March 28.
Thursday, March, 28, 2013 - Agweek - News
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Interest rates plunge
A huge drop in interest rates had a major impact on area agriculture in recent years, affecting farmland prices and machinery sales, among other things. The widely followed prime rate, which is used as a base rate for many types of loans, has plunged in the past 30 years.
Monday, December, 10, 2012 - Agweek - News
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A huge drop in interest rates had a major impact on area agriculture in recent years, affecting farmland prices and machinery sales, among other things. The widely followed prime rate, which is used as a base rate for many types of loans, has plunged in the past 30 years.
Monday, December, 10, 2012 - Agweek - News
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CRP faces challenges
The longstanding Conservation Reserve Program is one of America's most important farm programs. But CRP - in which area farmers soon will have another chance to enroll - is losing acres in the Upper Midwest because of attractive crop prices. Federal budget problems also cloud the program's future.
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Agweek - News
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The longstanding Conservation Reserve Program is one of America's most important farm programs. But CRP - in which area farmers soon will have another chance to enroll - is losing acres in the Upper Midwest because of attractive crop prices. Federal budget problems also cloud the program's future.
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Agweek - News
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