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Full Prevented Planting and Late Period Planting Return Comparison Tool
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The wet spring of 2019 with rains and flooding has kept many fields unplanted across Iowa. With the final planting dates in the state of…
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The Fish You Eat May Have Eaten Their Vegetables
by DIS Team
Worldwide, the per capita consumption of fish is increasing. Some of that increase is due to population growth and some growth is due to rising…
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April Showers May Bring May Flowers, But May Rain Brings Planting Delays
by DIS Team
It has been quite wet across a wide swath of the US corn production area this year. Planting progress has been slowed by relatively frequent…
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Negative Projected Returns for Principal Crops in Iowa Challenging Farmers in 2019
by DIS Team
Farmers face challenging market prices in 2019 and diminished (or negative) returns due to costs of production that are not decreasing as rapidly as the…
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Iowa Ethanol Gross Production Margins Update: February 2019
by DIS Team
In this month's report, we look at the ethanol crush spread. Ethanol crush spread is a dollar value calculated as the difference between the combined…
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How Much Can we Plant in a Week? Historical Planting Progress (1990-2018)
by DIS Team
Spring weather conditions often allow only a small window with ideal planting conditions, but when that window is open, Iowa farmers respond.