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This map shows good-to-excellent condition ratings for corn by state, according to USDA NASS estimates released Monday. Nationwide, the corn crop was rated 61% in good-to-excellent condition, down 2 percentage points from 63% the previous week. (DTN graphic by Kathy Myers)
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Four states have asked a federal bankruptcy court to compel Hansen-Mueller Company to release key documents requested. (DTN file photo)
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An Iowa property has as many as nine acres of wetlands, which must maintain compliance with USDA's "Swampbuster" rule. New agency guidance certifies determinations from 1990 to the present. (Photo from U.S. District Court for the District of Northern Iowa)
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June-July precipitation was mostly well-below normal in primary Southern Plains crop areas. August forecasts offer no more than normal amounts in scattered locales during the first half of the month. (NOAA/NIDIS and DTN graphics)
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USDA Crop Progress: Corn Rated 67% Good to Excellent; Soybeans 66% Good to Excellent as of July 19

This map shows corn condition ratings by state, according to USDA NASS estimates released Monday. (DTN graphic by Nick Scalise)

Corn was rated 67% in good-to-excellent condition, and soybeans were rated 66% in...

 
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