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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 15 Jul 8, 17 S Hwy 80 & Rd HH South of Unin Center, WI too much moisture yellow corn Thank You

Day 15 Jul 8, 17 S Hwy 80 & County Hwy C near Rockbridge, WI soybean emergence slow Thank You

Day 15 Jul 8, 17 SE HWY 14 & County Rd B near Lone Rock, WI weeds taller than corn lots of variability Thank You @ontag

Day 15 Jul 8, 17 S 130 Hwy & Junction JJ North of Lone Rock, WI irrigated, knee high planted early soybeans Thank You ,

Day 15 Jul 8, 17 S 130 Hwy & Junction JJ N Lone Rock, WI analysts pegging 17 wheat yields at 35 vs. 47 avg.

Day 15 Jul 8, 17 S 130 Hwy & 23 N of Dodgeville, WI head high corn, top of hills look better than valleys Thank You @FarmsNews

Day 15 Jul 8, 17 #cornbelt17 S Hy 235 S of Mineral Point, WI early vs. later planted corn, gaps in the field Thank You @FarmsNews

Day 15 Jul 8, 17 S Hwy 23South of Darlington, WI corn haed high but still no tassels in WI Thank You

Day 15 Jul 8, 17 78 S, 2 miles N IL border no tassels in 17 but lots uniformity, good color Thank You

End of crop tour in WI #cornbelt17 Centre North a mess but Centre South looks great rated a 7 out of 10

Day 15 Jul 8, 17 #cornbelt17 touring NE state IL W Galena Rd. & N County Divide S of Nora waist - head high corn  Thank You Silver Sponsosr @AlpinepflHwy

Day 15 Jul 8, 17 Hwy 73 S N of Pearl City, IL ankle high soys Informa pegs 17 yield at 47.9 Thank You Silver Sponsosr

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