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Mark your calendars for the 2017 6th Annual US Corn Belt Crop Tour!

U.S. Corn Belt Crop Tour is back!

Join us from June 24th – July 10th, 2017, as we go through 12 U.S. states  with “Marketing Man” Moe Agostino, to provide farmers with an indication of where grain prices may be headed and provide a selling advantage:- http://riskmanagement.farms.com/events/us-cornbelt-tour-2017

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Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 4:56pm

Day 13 July 6, 17 Hwy 30 & 650th Nevada, IA finally some more tasseled corn planted early April 200-220 bpa potential

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 4:57pm

Day 13 Jul 6, 17 W Hwy 30 & 240 W of Le Grande, IA soybeans blooming but looks a little dry

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:00pm

Day 13 July 6, 17 Hwy 30 & 650th in Nevada, IA blooming knee high soybean planted early April

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:19pm

Day 14 July 7, 17 in the state of IA & WI no rain these 2 days with forecast rending hotter across Midwest in 6-15 day

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:20pm

Day 14 July 7, 17 Eon Moses Rd & 51st near Walker, IA Informa estimating a 169.7 bpa

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:22pm

Day 14 July 7, 17 E of Walker, IA E on Gard Rd. & 51st. Informa estimating 17 soy yields at 47.9 bpa

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:26pm

Day 14 July 7, 17 N of Coggen, IA 51st & Caldwell Rd. funds are now short 46,715 corn contracts

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:27pm

Day 14 July 7, 17 260th Ave. near Walton, IA corn planted Mid-May but behind 1- 2 weeks from 16, 3 leafs away from pollination

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:30pm

Day 14 July 7, 17 165 st & 60th st. N of Welton, IA (Delmar) planted May 6 200-220 bpa potential but not 240-250 from 16

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:31pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 190 st & 185th t. Grand Mound, IA waist high soys infested with Japanese beatles behind 16 avg. yield of 73 bpa

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:32pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 210 & 190th st Delmar, IA corn planted April 20 but no better than May 6 planted corn a little higher

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:33pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 210 & 190th Delmar, IA soys planted May 6 knee high 4-5 inches shorter vs. 16 behind normal

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