The first and possibly best reason is that we specialize in crop insurance. Crop insurance is one of the most complex areas within the insurance industry, requiring extensive knowledge of ever-changing federal agricultural policies in addition to the business of agriculture itself.
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Light showers will track across the Midwest from west to east Tuesday, bringing some field work delays. Showers will be accompanied by cooler temperatures. » More DTN Weather Commentary
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DTN Top Stories
U.S. corn planting finally passed the halfway mark this week with 51
percent of the crop in the ground, but still trailed the five-year average of
77 percent by mid-May. Corn emergence also lagged, as did soybean planting and
wheat progress.
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In its recent supply and demand report, USDA estimated corn exports
for 2008/09 at 2.1 billion bushels. This is a drop of 400 million bushels from
current-year projections for 2.5 billion bushels. That 16-percent decline may
seem huge, but it's not beyond the realm of possibility.
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Prospects for rust in 2008 are minimal at the moment, but if we have
a cool and moist summer like we did in 2004 - look out, says DTN Agronomist Dan
Davidson.
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China will have a shortage of corn this year, but government policies
will preclude corn imports from the U.S.
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Analysts predict Argentina's 2008-09 wheat planting will fall 5 to 10
percent due to dry weather and disruptions caused by the ongoing conflict
between farmers and the government.
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Manufacturer and marketer of biobased lubricants BioBlend Renewable Resources in a news release announced a second-round venture capital funding from Archer Daniels Midland Co., which in exchange for its support, will gain a minority position in BioBlend.
Landowners with subpar CRP payment rates want double-digit increases to better match the market. Last year, national cash rent escalated 14 times faster than CRP adjustments. Cash-strapped USDA is struggling to comply.
The weekly export inspections report for corn should be considered bearish, while soybean inspections were bullish and wheat inspections were bearish or neutral, according to DTN Analyst Elaine Kub.
Prospects for rust in 2008 are minimal at the moment, but if we have a cool and moist summer like we did in 2004 - look out, says DTN Agronomist Dan Davidson.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there are a lot of things to recommend in the farm bill, but it could go farther in terms of reforms. Minority Leader John Boehner said he intends to vote against the bill, but wouldn't say if he would recommend that to other Republicans.
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