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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 5:34pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 Thank You to Bob Gannon in Delmar, IA for his valuable time & hospitality

"Farmer Tip of the Day" Bob Gannon, Delmar, IA Climate/Fiedview can help plan next years crops & marketing plan

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:36pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 NW Hwy 3 & Diagonal st. near Pickordsville, IA 17 is getting to be known as popcorn thunderstorm year

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:37pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 NW Hwy 52 & Pfeifer Rd. S Holy Cross, IA corn is knee to waist high in this area

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:39pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 NW Hwy 3 & B Ave. S Arlington, IA dryness concerns up in southern and western Iowa

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:40pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 Hwy 18 NE near est Unin, IA funds are short 70,216 soy contracts

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:41pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 Hwy 9 NE & old stage Rd S Waukin, IA

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:53pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 NE Hwy 9 & Dry Ridge Rd. South of Lansing, IA

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:54pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 NE County Hwy K North of Geneo, WI drought conditions to expand by this time next week in Northern Great Plains

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:55pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 NE County Hwy K North of Geneo, WI Informa estimating 17 HRS production at 434 million bushels but too high!

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 5:57pm

Day 14 Jul 7, 17 162 N North of Coon Valley, WI soybean acres in the fringe in Dakotas will not get larger in the next 2 weeks

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 6:00pm

Day 14 End of crop tour in IA by far the best state with the most uniformity, rated 8 out of 10 but its not 2016 record crop

Permalink Reply by Moe Agostino on July 9, 2017 at 6:22pm

Day 15 Jul 8, 17 S Hwy 80 & County Rd. 13 near Libson, WI lots of moisture in this area & pot holes

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