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April showers making trouble?

Weather-related setbacks are no problem with DuPont™ Realm® Q corn herbicide. It has a flexible application window, thanks to a built-in crop safener.
 
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Crude Oil Hits Historic Lows, Trades Negative for First Time Ever  
Crude Oil Hits Historic Lows, Trades Negative for First Time Ever

Energy traders bailed out of the expiring May U.S. oil futures contract in a frenzy on Monday, sending the contract to a record of almost $1 a barrel, as few buyers are willing to take delivery of actual physical barrels of oil because there is no place to put the crude.

 
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Ken Ferrie: Some Concerns from Sampled Corn Seed Quality  
Ken Ferrie: Some Concerns from Sampled Corn Seed Quality

There are many factors that impact seed quality, some of which you control, and Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie says he’s concerned about the number of seed test results falling out of favor for corn.

 
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Proven to Defend  
Proven to Defend

Pioneer® brand Qrome® products are backed by a triple stack of defensive traits and dual modes of action to defend your crop. See the difference.

 
FJ Live: $19 Billion Coronavirus Ag Aid Program Just a Start  
FJ Live: $19 Billion Coronavirus Ag Aid Program Just a Start

USDA released a $19 billion coronavirus aid package Friday, but that funding will provide limited relief due to payment limits and the overall size of the package.

 
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Farm Machinery Gets New Life from Father-Son Team  
Farm Machinery Gets New Life from Father-Son Team

One farm machinery restoration begets another. One rusted vehicle is resurrected for reasons far beyond dollars and resale value. One son learns the skills of tools, engines and farm machinery from one father in an unbroken chain.

 
 
American Countryside: Express-Delivered Mail  
American Countryside: Express-Delivered Mail

On the evening of April 3, 1860, a large crowd gathered outside the stables on Penn Street in St. Joseph, Mo., as Johnny Fry awaited the mail from an arriving train. He would be the first rider in Pony Express history.

 
 
Oil Prices Sink to a New Record Low  
Oil Prices Sink to a New Record Low

Oil prices on Monday sunk to a new record low. Details in today's AgDay Minute.

 
Crop Comments<br>Dallas County, Iowa  
Crop Comments
Dallas County, Iowa

4 inches of snow and 31 degrees this morning. Maybe 2019 wasn't so bad after all?

 
 
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