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Country Hedging Morning News
2/22/2012
Country Hedging Inc, provides daily market hightlights prior to the opening bell. Please check out their morning market highlights, financial markets report, and weather forecast for Brazil and Argentina.
February 17 Weekly Market Outlook
2/16/2012
Wheat up 10 cents since last week

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Brace for Ag Export Shock
02/16/2012
China may need to trim luxury goods such as pork from its shopping list if the euro's financial crisis widens, analysts warn.

LightSquared Responds to FCC
02/16/2012
Officials with telecommunications company LightSquared and its majority owner said FCC sent "mixed signals" in pushing LightSquared to develop a wireless system, then rejecting the proposal.

Small Business and Farm Bill
02/17/2012
The House of Representatives Small Business Committee will be taking a more active role in examining farm bill proposals and how they affect farms as small businesses.

Woodbury: Farm Family Business
02/17/2012
Training a partner to succeed you requires time to find your feet and develop a rhythm to your new roles. The process is a transition, not an event.

An Urban's Rural View
02/17/2012
One way or the other, Congress must make some big decisions on taxes and spending by the end of this year. Agriculture could be affected in countless ways. Here are three scenarios to consider.

Conservation Challenges Ahead
02/21/2012
USDA's chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service spoke over the weekend at the Pheasant Fest convention and expo in Kansas City. Dave White said he thinks landowners are trying to balance the various growing demands on their land.

E15 Gasoline on Horizon
02/21/2012
Despite EPA approval of E15 gasoline, consumers are unlikely to see widespread availability anytime soon.

Kub's Den
02/21/2012
It's a little early to start calculating drought weather risk for this year's corn crop. But it's not too early to start wondering, what if?

DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
02/22/2012
With little movement in fertilizer prices, some growers are stalling decisions on spring orders.