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USDA: Corn Prices Inch Up in South Dakota

Associated Press — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:11:03 +0000

SIOUX FALLS - The U.S. Agriculture Department says corn prices in South Dakota inched up in February.

Corn, Soybeans Suffer in Drought Year; Winter Wheat Seedings Down

Associated Press — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:30:26 +0000

SIOUX FALLS - Production of corn and soybeans in South Dakota was down last year, during a year in which much of the state was mired in extreme drought.

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Despite Drought, Corn Yields High for Some Farmers

Associated Press — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:09:54 +0000

Despite the severe drought, some South Dakota farmers who entered an annual contest had some of the highest corn yields in history this past year.

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Your Math Question For The Day

Chad McKenzie — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:04:46 +0000

You buy 80 acres of farmland for $21,900 per acre, how long will you have to farm it in order to break even?

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Rain Eases Drought as Midwest Corn Harvest Unfolds

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:58:01 +0000

The latest update on the nation's worst drought in decades shows that farmers bringing in their weakened corn crops caught some relief with recent rains that soaked much of middle America.

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