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2012 Crop Insurance Decisions | CSD Blogs and Opinions
During the next few weeks, many farm operators will be finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2012 crop year. March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance for the 2012 crop year.The Common Crop Insurance Policy (COMBO) was introduced in the 2011 crop year, and will continue for
Flex fuel pump projects to receive REAP grants | Farm Industry News Blog
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced loans and grants for more than 500 agricultural producers and rural small businesses this month to implement renewable energy and energy efficiency measures.
Russian grain export ban will stay until autumn
Russia’s grain export ban is to stay in place until autumn this year so that the size of the country’s harvest can be assessed, said its agriculture minister last week.
Spud Special: Spot disease risks early
Once again the weather is playing a big part in proceedings. Soils are now very wet in some areas after more than 3 inches of rainfall over the last 10-14 days.Seed harvest in Yorkshire seems to be progressing well with...
South: Harvest yields provide a pleasant surprise which prices sour
Harvest is nearly complete in this area with the exception of a few crops of beans and linseed.Yields have been pleasantly surprising. Rape crops nearly ripped up in February have exceeded expectations doing around 3t/ha. Winter barley has reached record...
DEFRA DECIDES TO ALLOW HARVESTING ON WET LAND (David's Digest)
I suppose farmers should be grateful that the powers that be at Defra have temporarily suspended the rule forbidding farmers from going onto waterlogged land to harvest crops. It was originally imposed for environmental reasons and to protect soil from erosion and...
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