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Will Corn Futures Reach $10 a Bushel?

July 19, 2012 | Posted in Data & Forecasts

Corn futures, which topped $8 bushel for the first time, could yet spike above $10 a bushel, Morgan Stanley said, lifted by a "battle royal" between livestock producers for supplies.

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July 6, 2012 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions

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USDA Reports Crop Conditions Continue to Deteriorate

July 3, 2012 | Posted in Data & Forecasts

USDA reported that for the fourth week in a row, the condition of the U.S. corn crop continued to deteriorate.

Early Corn Plantings lead to an Above Trend Yield Projection for 2012

June 9, 2012 | Posted in Data & Forecasts

As of May 6, 2012, 71 percent of the 2012 U.S. corn crop had been planted, compared with an average of 47 percent between 2007 and 2011 and 32 percent in 2011.

Corn Stover: A Beast of a Bale

By Leslie Shalabi posted on April 11, 2012 | Posted in Best Practices

While bales of stalks aren't pretty, this Bt corn by-product is becoming attractive as a feedstock when hay supplies are short.

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Strong Commodity Prices Support New Machinery Sales

By Dave Kanicki posted on April 2, 2012 | Posted in Data & Forecasts

USDA expects corn plantings to reach nearly 96 million acres in 2012, the highest since 1937, and 4% higher than 2011 acreage. Soybean acres are expected to fall slightly (down 1%) and acres planted to wheat are forecast to rise by 3% in the year ahead vs. last year.

About the Calmer Ag Research Center

December 20, 2011 | Posted in Manufacturer News

Calmer Corn Heads' CEO Marion Calmer operates one of the largest independent farmer-run, non-funded research centers in the nation.

Bigger & Faster Trend Highlights Corn Heads Importance, Sales for Dealers

By Mike Lessiter posted on December 20, 2011 | Posted in Operations & Finance

"The size of corn heads today is scary," says Marion Calmer, CEO of Calmer Corn Heads. "But these guys are packing enough money and acres that it just doesn't bother them to order a corn head that's $200,000, run it for 3 years and then turn around and buy another one."

A New Company Emerges from Dark Days

By Mike Lessiter posted on December 20, 2011 | Posted in Manufacturer News

Calmer Corn Heads founder Marion Calmer had not one, but two, sets of "dark days" before making the decision to hang out his own shingle. On two occasions, he had contracts inked with major-lines, expecting to see his single-chain corn head mass-produced by the majors.

USDA Study Examines Adoption Of Precision Farming Technologies

September 26, 2011 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service

Source: Wes Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency for the West Central Tribune

With input costs increasing, farmers are always looking for ways to be more efficient in the use of inputs. In recent years, increased efficiency has been made possible through the adoption of modern precision technologies that use information gathered during field operations to calibrate the application of seed, fertilizer, herbicides and insecticides.

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