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USDA forecasts spring wheat at 15-year low; raises corn and soybean | AgroNews

"U.S. production of spring wheat will fall to a 15-year low, the government said on Wednesday, as crop development in top production state North Dakota has been crippled by searing heat and scant rains throughout June and July. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also raised its corn and soybean production forecasts despite a late start to planting and colder-than-usual temperatures during the…

USDA: Total U.S. Crop Acreage Seen Falling With Prices | AgroNews

"U.S. farmers will cut plantings of the eight major crops by 1 percent to 249.1 million acres in 2016, with expectations for weak prices cutting into seedings, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday.

‘Farm budgets have been tightening with lower prices,’ USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson said in a speech outside Washington, D.C. at the government’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum.

U.S. grains: Wheat Surges as USDA Cuts Acreage View | AGCanada

"Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain prices rallied on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed its estimate of winter wheat seedings by more than anticipated and unexpectedly cut its corn and soybean production view.

Wheat futures surged nearly three per cent to a three-week high on fund short covering while corn and soybeans gained about two per cent despite still-large U.S.…

5X5 – 5. US-NEWS

• 1 – This Week in Tech: September 11, 2015

“The latest innovations in thermal imaging and wireless technology as well as a veto blocking a proposed UAS rule are a few of the top stories this week in review.”

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• 2 – U.S. Grains: Soy Shakes Off 6-Year Low, Corn Jumps on U.S. Crop Fears Most-active soybeans drop to contract low, recover

Posted Sep. 11th, 2015 by Tom Polansek

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5X5 – 5. US-NEWS

• 1 – Guide Available to Help on Replant Decisions AgriLife guide offers alternatives following extensive early-season crop loss, including replant alternatives, risk factors, and judging yield potential of sketchy stands.

"Grain farmers in NE Texas scurry to finish fieldwork Extreme weather, from persistent rainfall over much of late winter and early spring, to hail, floods and tornadoes, High…