USDA projects record corn and soybean crops this year
The USDA forecasts U S corn output above 14 billion bushels and soybeans at a record 3 82 billion, with ending stocks rising. Iowa alone could yield a record 185 bushels per acre for corn and 50 for soybeans as moisture holds. Analysts expect September revisions higher.
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Kingdom Scene aims to shape values with Lightgliders virtual world
Fay and his sister partner a Clayton Missouri company building Lightgliders a values based online world for ages 7 to 13. Investors have funded over 3 million dollars as they test how time in game and parent interaction influence kids.
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Iowa farmland prices and cash rent rise in first half
USDA figures show Iowa farm real estate value averaged 8500 per acre, up 10 percent from last year, cropland at 8750 and pastureland at 3400. Cash rent averaged 260 per acre, down from 270, with non irrigated rent up five and irrigated rent up ten.
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Housing price gains slow to 2012 pace in Q2
U S home price appreciation cooled across 71 of 173 metros in the second quarter, with 107 markets showing slower growth as supply rose 6.5 percent to 2.3 million listings. The median existing single family price reached 212 400 dollars. Salem Oregon posted the strongest 25 percent rise while Elmira New York saw a 30 percent drop.
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Capital Economics
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