CropsMichigan sugarbeet harvest is behind the official figure, growers' leader says
NASS put the state's harvest at 50 per cent on 1 November. Clint Hagen says it is nearer the mid-to-upper 30s, after drought, root aphids and a delayed start.
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CropsAfter a wet harvest, how to keep ochratoxin out of stored cereal grain
Ochratoxin A forms in stored cereals when moisture and warmth let fungi grow, and cannot be removed by milling or heating; Keep it Clean advises fast drying, cooling, clean bins and regular checks.
CropsSeed corn can't wait: Iowa crews harvest through mud after a record-wet September
With Des Moines at 12.55 inches of rain for September against an Iowa average of 3.4, seed corn crews near Ankeny are harvesting through standing water because the crop must be picked at maturity.
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Saskatoon's Duck Foot adds a paddle tine for Agco and Massey Ferguson draper headers
The Canadian-made DF5, first tested on an Agco header during Brazil's soybean harvest, is meant to cut header losses and feed combines more evenly.
AgribusinessAustralian farmers win short-term deal to fast-track backpacker visas for harvest
The National Farmers' Federation and the federal government agreed to prioritise urgent working holiday visa applications for farm work, after a processing slowdown left harvests short of workers.