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In his classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens introduces the story with the lines, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Granted, he was writing about the cities of London and Paris in the 18th century, but in 2020, that same phrase…

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Outside of the ongoing Pro Farmer crop tour, newswires are a bit sparse when it comes to Ag-specific information this morning.  Crop scots uncovered above-average yields in both Nebraska and Indiana yesterday.  In the former, the corn estimate came in at 175.15 bpa, just above the 3-year average of 172.38…

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Outside of the ongoing Pro Farmer crop tour, newswires are a bit sparse when it comes to Ag-specific information this morning.  Crop scots uncovered above-average yields in both Nebraska and Indiana yesterday.  In the former, the corn estimate came in at 175.15 bpa, just above the 3-year average of 172.38…

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Trekking uphill will almost always be an exhausting task, and when you are trying to push along 15 billion bushels of corn and 4 billion bushels of beans, it becomes even more so.  Sisyphus thought he had it bad, and all he had to do was push along a rock,…

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Trekking uphill will almost always be an exhausting task, and when you are trying to push along 15 billion bushels of corn and 4 billion bushels of beans, it becomes even more so.  Sisyphus thought he had it bad, and all he had to do was push along a rock,…

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