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Local News
  A Web Change is Coming  
 

We're retooling our Web sites to offer you more features and flexibility to maximize your time online.

 
  Willie Vogt (August 20, 2008)  
  Expert Advice for Managing Soybean Cyst Nematode  
  Now is the time to check soybean roots for signs of this yield robbing pest.  
  Rod Swoboda (August 20, 2008)  
  Plan for 2009 Crop Year by Managing Flooded Soils  
  In fields that were flooded this year, special management needs to be considered.  
  Compiled By Staff (August 20, 2008)  
  USDA's 2008 Corn Yield Forecast Is Above Trend Line  
  Corn estimates in Aug. 12 Crop Report are in line with five-year average, say ISU agronomists.  
  Compiled By Staff (August 19, 2008)  
  Field Tours Will Show Biomass Crops Aug. 25 and Aug. 29  
  Iowa State University will unveil its latest research for growing and harvesting biomass crops to produce energy.  
  Rod Swoboda (August 18, 2008)  
National News
  Asian Soybean Rust Less Prevalent in 2008  
 

Recent weather could still move spores north.

 
  Jason Vance (August 20, 2008)  
  Feinstein Questions Ethanol Tariff  
 

Grassley says tariff on imported ethanol is WTO compliant.

 
  Jason Vance (August 20, 2008)  
  Southeast May Benefit from Tropical Storm  
 

Fay could bring much needed rainfall to drought stricken areas.

 
  Compiled By Staff (August 20, 2008)  
  Instant BSE Test Being Developed  
 

Research lays foundation for real-time monitoring of nervous tissue contamination.

 
  Compiled By Staff (August 20, 2008)  
  USDA and China Sign Biofuel Agreement  
 

Countries strengthen cooperative research on biofuels.

 
  Compiled By Staff (August 20, 2008)  
  New, Multimillion Dollar Site Ready for 2008 Farm Progress Show  
 

Exhibitors are putting the final touches to their new spaces for next week's event in Boone, Iowa.

 
  Compiled By Staff (August 19, 2008)  
  Argentine Farmers Protest Economic Environment  
 

Farm leaders say another strike is possible.

 
  Jason Vance (August 19, 2008)  
  Crop Conditions Are Steady  
 

Very little change for corn or soybeans.

 
  Compiled By Staff (August 19, 2008)  
  Dairy Farmers Feeling the Squeeze of High Production Costs  
 

Historically high prices are not enough to increase production.

 
  Compiled By Staff (August 19, 2008)  
  Canada Confirms Another Case of BSE  
 

Officials say cases will continue to be discovered for some time.

 
  Compiled By Staff (August 18, 2008)  
Web Exclusives
  Brazil Diary: Not easy to make a profit farming in Brazil  
 

In his second report from Brazil where he is working on a farm this summer, ISU student takes a look at crop marketing and production costs.

 
  Matt Dirksen (August 1, 2008)  
  Brazil Diary: Iowa Intern Offers Inside Look at South American Competitor  
 

Iowa State student offers his first installment on his experience working for an Iowa operation located in Brazil.

 
  Matt Dirksen (July 11, 2008)  
  Photo Diary: A Look at the Flood  
 

Editor Rod Swoboda traveled around Eastern Iowa late last week and brought back a

 
  Rod Swoboda (June 22, 2008)  
  June Agricultural Crossword  
 

Check out the latest installment of the monthly crossword.

 
  Compiled By Staff (June 18, 2008)  
  ISU Research Farm Field Days 2008 Schedule  
  Iowa State University field days for 2008 begin June 19 at ISU's Northeast Iowa farm near Nashua.  
  Compiled By Staff (June 18, 2008)  
  Immigrants Fuel Alternative Weed Control  
 

Beef producers are finding that a living weed control system offers great benefits, and access to a new market too.

 
  Gail Keck (June 5, 2008)  
  May Agriculture Crossword  
 

Wallace Farmer crossword puzzle.

 
  Compiled By Staff (May 14, 2008)  
  April Crossword Puzzle  
 

Agriculture crossword puzzle.

 
  Compiled By Staff (April 14, 2008)  
Your Markets Today
  Profit Taking Erases Early Gains in the Soybean Pit  
 

Corn holds on to solid gains on emerging weather concerns.

 
  Arlan Suderman (August 19, 2008)  
 Information from Rural Life Magazine
 LDP Information
For Polk County, IA
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Commodity
PCP
LDP
Date
Barley $/Bushel$3.88$0.0008/20/2008
Canola $/Cwt.$19.74$0.0008/20/2008
Corn $/Bushel$5.06$0.0008/20/2008
Crambe $/Cwt.$18.23$0.0008/20/2008
Flaxseed $/Cwt.$28.96$0.0008/20/2008
Grain Sorghum $/Cwt.$8.66$0.0008/20/2008
Mustard Seed $/Cwt.$47.11$0.0008/20/2008
Oats $/Bushel$2.52$0.0008/20/2008
Rapeseed $/Cwt.$27.11$0.0008/20/2008
Safflower $/Cwt.$23.04$0.0008/20/2008
Soybeans $/Bushel$12.29$0.0008/20/2008
Sunflowerseed - Oil Type $/Cwt.$23.88$0.0008/20/2008
Wheat - Hard Red Winter $/Bushel$8.30$0.0008/20/2008
Wheat - Hard Red Spring $/Bushel$8.31$0.0008/20/2008
Wheat - Soft Red Winter $/Bushel$6.27$0.0008/20/2008
 
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