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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

Thank you all Sponsors

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Day 10 Jul 3, 17 in state of Minnesota (MN)- touring for  2 days

Day 10 Jul 3, 17 S of Morrehead, MN on Hwy 52 the lack of uniformity continues as with all of states

Day 10 Jul 3, 17 S Hwy 52 Sabin, MN yellow soys from nitrogen or potassium deficiency, iron chlorosis or rooting restrictions

Day 10 Jul 3, 17 s Hwy 82 swan Lake Rd of Fergus Falls, MN USDA rates corn 78% G-E, 4% P-VP

Day 10 Jul 3, 17 S Hwy 88 near Oscar, MN this part of state dealing with too much moisture in spring

Day 10 Jul 3, 17 S Hwy 82 Dalton soys barely ankle high USDA rates soys 76% G-E & 4% P-VP

Day 10 July 3, 17 S 82 near Osakis, MN USDA reported 650,00 more so acres vs. 16 & 450,000 less corn acres

Day 11 Day in the state of MN happy Jul 4th, 17 Sunny & cloudy 85 degrees, 50% chance of rains

Day 11 July 4, 17 S Hwy 15 & Power Ridge Rd North of Kimball, MN good wheat, weed pressure in soys & variability in corn

Day 11 Jul 4, 17 S Hwy 15 & 18 N of Hutchinson, MN corn in 2017 vs. 2016

Day 11 Jul 4, 17 S Hwy 16 & 18 N Hutchinson, MN soys 17 not on record pace vs. 16

Day 11 July 4, 17 S Hwy 15 & 320th St. North of Lafayette, MN corn leave turning brown could be nitrogen or water deficiency

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