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An overall solid week for grain and oilseed exports

USDA reports that soybean oil sales for the week ending January 21 were larger than expected while corn, soybean meal and wheat were within projections and soybeans were below estimates. Physical shipments of soybeans were more than what’s needed weekly to meet USDA projections for the 2009/10 marketing year but corn and wheat fell short of their respective marks.

Soybeans were pegged at 673,500 tons (24.7 million bushels), a decrease of 28% from the week before and 16% less than the four week average.

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Indiana launches grain bin safety campaign

A grain bin safety campaign, “Stop Engulfment in Indiana” has been launched. The campaign is being led by the Indiana Grain and Feed Association (IGFA), Purdue University and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA).

The campaign will include grain bin training sessions and a Purdue publication, “Dangers of Flowing Grain” being sent with checks from grain elevators to their farmer customers.

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Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo has plenty for all

 Bob Karls with the Wisconsin Soybean Association says there is an early marketing session at 8 a.m. with DTN Senior Analyst Darin Newsom. The opening General Session is at 9. “We will then have workshops and breakout sessions dealing with the latest in research findings at the University of Wisconsin.” They will also launch the new Wisconsin Soybean Association Yield Contest.

The Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo is this Thursday and Friday at Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells.

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Solid week for soybean and wheat export inspections

The USDA reports that soybean and wheat inspections for the week ending January 21 were larger than what’s needed weekly to meet USDA’s projections for the marketing while corn fell short.

Soybeans were pegged at 42.198 million bushels, 4.975 million less than the prior week but 3.873 million more than last year. At this point in the marketing year, soybean inspections are 884.502 million bushels, compared to 629.054 million a year ago.

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Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo this week

The annual Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo is coming up this Thursday and Friday at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Thursday will feature a number of educational sessions, the trade show and the annual meetings for the Wisconsin Corn Growers, Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board, the Wisconsin Soybean Association and the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board.

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Weekly corn, wheat exports hit marketing year highs

According to the USDA, corn, soybean meal and wheat sales for the week ending January 14 were larger than expected while soybeans and soybean oil were within pre-report estimates. Physical shipments of soybeans were more than what’s needed weekly to meet USDA projections for the 2009/10 marketing year but corn and wheat fell short of their respective marks.

Soybeans came out at 929,600 tons (34.2 million bushels), up 23% from the week ending January 7 and 7% higher than the four week average.

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MU soybean scientist honored by AAAS

The American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which publishes the journal Science, elected Henry Nguyen director of the National Center for Soybean Biotechnology at M-U. It honored Nguyen for his “distinguished research contributions in plant genetics and genomics” and in drought tolerance research.

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Non-ag groups consider EPA legal challenge

More than two dozen trade groups are discussing the possibility of cooperating in a legal challenge, including the possibility of pooling resources to hire legal counsel.  The groups include the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Petroleum Institute and the National Association of Manufacturers.

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Ag groups defend atrazine

A broad coalition of agriculture groups—ranging from sorghum growers in Nebraska to grape growers in California—have written EPA administrator Lisa Jackson in defense of the herbicide atrazine. 

In their letter, the groups point out that atrazine is a critical tool in the production of many crops, including corn, sorghum, sugar cane and citrus.  And they stress that it has been used safely for 50 years in over 60 countries.

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Iowa Farm Bureau to host webinar

Iowa Farm Bureau, in conjunction with Iowa State University and Purdue University, will host a webinar entitled “Managing Your Farm in Turbulent Times”.  It’s scheduled for Monday, January 25^th from 7 to 8:15 p.m.

The webinar will feature nationally-renowned ag economist Dr. Michael Boehlje of Purdue.  It’s free and open to all farmers.  Pre-registration for the webinar is encouraged.  More details can be found on the Iowa Farm Bureau web site.