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GRAPHIC: Corn and soybean production could be close to record highs this year, USDA predicts
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Iowa and Illinois, the top two states by crop production, have seen high levels of production this year.
Energy
Study: Enhanced photosynthesis increases yield up to 20 percent
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A solution to world hunger may come through increasing the efficiency of one of nature’s most basic functions: photosynthesis.
Agribusiness
Monsanto’s new corn GMO is the latest step in a long journey
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Monsanto is working on a genetically engineered variety of corn designed to grow bigger ears. While that's a major leap for the agribusiness company, it's only a small step in corn's long and storied history.
Agribusiness
Record yields mean lower returns for Midwest farmers
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After making record profits from 2007 through 2013, farmers in Champaign County, Ill., who rent their land are likely to lose money on both corn and soybeans in this year and next, said a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign economist.