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The good/excellent rating dropped equal to market analysts expectations. This is about the same as what the market traders estimated. USDA: Corn and soybean ratings fall slightly. Agriculture Online Markets Editor. USDA slightly downgraded the U. corn and soybean crops on Monday, in its weekly Crop Progress report.

The weekly U-S-D-A crop report shows the amount of corn rated in good or excellent condition has gone from 70 percent last week to 57 percent this week. The deterioration is down eight percentage points for Soybeans, to 62 percent in good or excellent condition. All post and comments are subject to review and filtering by the KXNet.com Webmaster - Any posts containing offensive language, threats, or any other form of abuse will be DELETED In addition, all posts are logged and tracked in...

Unfortunately, heat can make your tomato plants look very discouraging at times. The most common tomato problems that we receive calls on are described here: Usually not all blossoms will fall off, so be patient for the next set of flowers. Add lime to soil in fall to increase calcium level in the soil for next year's crop. It is a cosmetic problem, but most of the tomato is still edible. Look for water-soaked looking spots on lower leaves and stems. Avoid overhead watering and monitor and...